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Social Studies U5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This Texian was a lawyer from Nacogdoches who moved to Texas from Tennessee; he served in the U.S. Congress and was governor of Tennessee; he was appointed as commander-in-chief of the Texas Regular Army by the Provisional Government. | Sam Houston |
| This Mexican was Santa Anna's brother-in-law; he was a general in the Mexican Army and was commander of the Mexican forces at San Antonio. | Perfecto De Cos |
| This Texian was a plantation owner along the Brazos River; became Jefe Politico of the Department of the Brazos; wounded at the Battle of Velasco; member of the War Party at the Consultation of 1835; elected Governor under the Provisional Government. | Henry Smith |
| This Texian moved from Massachusetts to Texas; was shipwrecked on Padre Island; became captain of the Refugio Militia and member of the Committee of Safety and correspondence; joined the Matagorda Company that captured Presidio La Bahia | Ira Westover |
| The battle outside San Antonio between Texas forces led by Jim Bowie and William Jack and Mexican forces escorting a pack train of mules carrying grass to feed the horses in the Alamo | The Grass Fight |
| This African American was a free man who had volunteered for service in the Matagorda Company; he was the only Texian casualty of the Goliad Campaign. | Samuel McCulloch |
| This Texian from Mississippi participated in the Battle of Velasco; he formed the Matagorda Company of volunteers that captured Presidio La Bahia at Goliad. | George M. Collinsworth |
| This Texian was a lawyer from Nacogdoches who owned land in Vehlein Colony; he was a member of the War Party at the Consultation of 1835 and was elected to serve as Lieutenant Governor in the Provisional Government. | James W. Robbinson |
| This Texian served in the Kentucky Militia during the War of 1812; escaped to join the Matagorda Company of the Goliad Campaign; made a plea that convinced the Texans to attack San Antonio; was killed by a sniper at the Battle of San Antonio. | Benjamin Rush Miliam |
| What describes the Goliad Campaign? | A company of Texians from Matagorda and Tejano rancheros attacked the fort and captured it after a 30-minute battle. |
| The word formidable means ______. | causing fear or inspiring awe or respect |
| The battle of Gonzales was fought because _____. | Mexican troops tried to seize a cannon that the people of Gonzales used for their own defense |
| Presidio La Bahia at Goliad was strategically important because _____. | it stood at the crossroads of the Atascosito Road and La Bahia Road |
| This Texian from Kentucky had proven to be a formidable fighter in the Sandbar Fight and in a fight with Comanche warriors near the ruins of the Santa Cruz de San Saba Mission; he helped capture the Mexican fort at Nacogdoches, | Jim Bowie |
| This Texian from North Carolina became the commander of the volunteer army at San Antonio after Stephen Austin left to the U.S. to ask for help for the Texas Revolution; led the company that attacked the Military Plaza from the south. | Edward Buerlson |
| This Tejano was the alcalde of San Antonio; he recruited 37 rancheros to help in the Siege of Béxar. | Juan Senguin |
| What describes the Battle of San Antonio? | Texians attacked the Military Plaza from the north and the south; artillery bombarded the Alamo; the combined Texas forces moved to attack the Alamo; General Cós and the Mexicans surrendered. |
| an unwanted entry without permission | Intrusion |
| temporary; to be replaced later | Provisional |
| a minimum number of members needed in order to conduct business | quorom |
| a group within a larger group that has a common purpose, goal, or philosophy | Faction |
| sure to occur at any moment | imminet |
| to cancel out or cause to be ineffective | negate |
| a small group of citizens whose job was to organize a network for passing information from person to person and to call the militia to arms if an emergency or war arose | Committee of Safety and Correspondence |
| On _____ the Battle of the Alamo occurred. | March 6, 1836 |
| A good spy can sneak behind enemy lines and _____ the enemy ranks so he can gather information. | infiltrate |
| _____ was commander of the Regulars at San Antonio; took command of all the troops when Bowie became too sick to lead; died at the Alamo. | William B. Travis |
| The Goliad Massacre happened on _____. | March 27, 1836 |
| The Battle of _____ took place in a prairie about 10 miles from Goliad. Mexican forces commanded by Jose Urrea overtook the Texians under the command of James W. Fannin. The Texians surrendered, but they were later executed by the Mexicans. | Coleto Creek |
| After growing up in Yucatán, Mexico, _____ became involved in Mexico City politics. Later he spoke out against Santa Anna and was forced to flee to Texas. He was elected Vice-President of the ad interim government by the Convention of 1836. | Lorenzo de Zavala |
| _____ made a daring rescue, was promoted and became command of the Texas cavalry at the Battle of San Jacinto. | Mirabeau Lamar |
| The Treaty of Velasco was signed on _____. | May 14, 1836 |
| When the company CEO quit unexpectedly, the board of directors appointed a(n) _____ CEO to fill the position until they could find a permanent replacement. | ad interim |
| Elected President of the ad interim government by the Convention of 1836. | David G. Burnet |
| Survived the Battle of the Alamo; went to Gonzales to inform Sam Houston about the fall of the fort. | Susanna Dickinson |
| Panic caused by the evacuation of citizens of Gonzales and other towns because of the approaching army of Santa Anna. | Runaway Scrape |
| An African American named _____ posed as an enslaved person who had escaped captivity so he could infiltrate Santa Anna's camp and gather valuable information that he sent back to Houston. | Hendrick Arnold |
| To _____ his safety, the skydiver carried an extra parachute | ensure |
| _____ means situated next to something. | Adjacent |
| _____ were a gift to the Texas Army from the people of Cincinnati, Ohio. | "Twin Sisters" |
| The Battle of _____ took place in a former mission in San Antonio. Mexican forces commanded by Santa Anna overtook the fort and 189 Texians, commanded by William B. Travis died for the cause of freedom. | The alamo |
| General Sam Houston gained much valuable information about the enemy from _____ who was in charge of Houston's network of spies and scouts. | Erastus "Deaf" Smith |
| On _____ the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed. | March 2, 1836 |
| The Battle of _____ took place in a prairie near present-day Houston. During the battle, 910 Texans commanded by Sam Houston defeated 1,568 Mexican troops commanded by Santa Anna and ended the Texas War for Independence. | San Jacinto |
| The mouse nibbled happily on the crust of bread, _____ that a cat was sneaking up on it. | unwary |
| A formidable knife fighter named _____ was elected commander of the volunteers at the Alamo, but became too sick to lead. He died in his cot during the Battle of the Alamo. | James "Jim" Bowie |
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