4th Grade TX History Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Santa Anna surrounded the Alamo in a ____ in order to force the Texans to surrender. | seige |
After winning independence, Texans elected a ___, or group of elected representatives. | congress |
Texans built a tall ___ near San Jacinto to remind them of the battle that took place there. | monument |
Texans were not allowed to ___ or make requests of the government. | petition |
Santa Anna agreed to sign a ___, a formal agreement, between Mexico and Texas. | treaty |
After the war, President Houston planned ways Texas would repay the ___ it owed to others, who had supplied money during the war. | debt |
Erastus "Deaf" Smith taught ___ to ride ahead and gather clues about the enemy. | scouts |
The citizens of Texas formed a ___, a type of government in which people choose leaders to represent them. | republic |
The Texas Constitution contained a ____ that guaranteed freedom of speech and religion for all Texans. | Bill of Rights |
Money paide to the government in exchange for services to citizens is a ___. | tax |
Led a troop of 17 volunteers from Tennessee to fight at the Alamo | Davy Crockett |
Led the Texans at the Alamo after James Bowie became ill | William Travis |
Was a young boy whose life was spared by Santa Anna after the Battle of the Alamo | Enrique Esparza |
Mexican general who attacked the Alamo | Santa Anna |
the leader of the Mexican soldiers who surrendered to Texans in San Antonio | General Cos |
was sent to tell Sam Houston of the Mexican victory at the Alamo | Susanna Dickenson |
decided to return his troops to Goliad because one of his wagons broke down | James Fannin |
would not cross the line that Travis drew | Moses Rose |
was famous fro using the knife named after him; helped train Texas soldiers | James Bowie |
was the last Texan to enter the gates of the Alamo in March 1836 | James Bonham |
When settlers fled eastward because they were afraid of Santa Anna | Runaway Scrape |
Fannin's troops were forced to surrender to the Mexican army led by | General Urrea |
The Texans other battle cry (besides Remember the Alamo!) | Remember Goliad! |
Houston asked "Deaf" Smith to teach men how to | ride ahead and gather clues about the enemy |
Hendrick Arnold got information from the Mexicans by pretending to be a ___ | runaway slave |
Citizens of Cincinnati sent Houston two ___. | cannons |
The Texans named the cannons sent by Cincinnati the ______. | Twin Sisters |
Houston led his men to meet the Mexican soldiers, who were camped near Harrisburg along the ___. | San Jacinto River |
The ____ was the formal agreement that ended the fighting between the Mexican and Texas armies. | Treaty of Velasco |
The Republic of Texas soon elected a __ to make laws. | Congress |
The new nation of Texas also collected ___ from its citizens. | taxes |
In 1836 the leaders of Texas chose ___ as the new capitol. | Columbia |
Texans later moved the capitol to Houston, then to a village called Waterloo, which was renamed ___. | Austin |
Texans wanted to discuss their beliefs, so they met at ___. | San Felipe |
Texans had won two battles against the Mexicans, so they believed they could defeat ___'s army. | Santa Anna |
Santa Anna taxed goods bought from the U.S., so Texans got angry and asked him to pay attention to ___. | the Mexican Constitution of 1824. |
Texas needed its own plan of government so the leaders decided to write a ___. | constitution |
Santa Anna sent troops to ___ so the people of the town got ready to defend themselves. | Gonzales |
Austin wanted his troops to be safe near ___, so he sent a group of 90 soldiers ahead to look for a place to camp. | San Antonio |
Santa Anna wanted Texans to trade more with Mexico, so he placed taxes on good bought from the ___. | United States |
Santa Anna wanted more control and sent troops into Texas, so Texans knew that they must fight him to gain their ___. | independence |
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