Name 3 reasons that men from the U.S. joined the

Texas Army.

• Promised free land

• Strong belief in liberty

• Desire for adventure

Name 2 weaknesses in the Alamo’s defense.

• A gap in the wall

• Too much area to be covered by too few men

Name 3 strengths in the Alamo’s defense.

• Walls 2 – 3 feet thick and 12 feet high

• Supplies of corn and beef

• 21 cannons including an 18 pounder

Why did Travis and Bowie decide to defend the Alamo

and strengthen its defenses?

• They believed that holding the Alamo was vital to the defense of Texas.

Who said, “I shall never surrender or retreat,”

and “Victory or Death!”?

• William B. Travis

Where was Santa Anna’s headquarters during the battle of

the Alamo?

• San Fernando Church

Name 2 ways the Texans at the Alamo knew that General Santa Anna did not intend to

take prisoners.

• Red flag

• “El Deguëllo”

After the battle of the Alamo, what happened to the bodies of the defenders (Texans)?

• They were burned.

The events at the Alamo inspired most Texans

to do what?

• Carry on the fight for freedom

Who was commander of the soldiers at the Alamo?

• William B. Travis

Who was commander of the volunteers

at the Alamo?

• James (Jim) Bowie

Who was commander of the Mexican army in San Antonio?

• Santa Anna

Who was the leader of the volunteers from

Tennessee?

• David (Davy) Crockett

Who was the Tejano messenger who rode back

and forth bringing in volunteers?

• Juan Seguín

Who was the Alamo messenger and recruiter who

died at the Alamo?

James Bonham

Who was the Alamo survivor who told the people of Texas the

story of the Alamo?

• Susanna Dickinson

Why did Fannin not aid the defenders at the Alamo?

• He had a shortage of wagons.

Davy Crockett was a former state legislator and U.S. congressman from which

state?

• Tennessee

Who was the man who refused to cross the line in the sand at the Alamo?

• Moses Rose

Who was the commander of the Texas forces at Goliad?

• James Fannin

Who was the commander of the Mexican forces at the Battle of

Coleto Creek? (Goliad)

• Gen. Urrea

Name 3 disadvantages faced by Fannin’s troops at the

Battle of Coleto (Goliad).

• No reinforcements

• Little cover

• No water

What did Fannin do at Coleto Creek?

• Surrendered to the Mexican troops

Most of the Texans captured at Goliad believed they would be treated how?

•fairly

What happened to Fannin’s men after they surrendered

at Coleto Creek?

• They were marched back to Goliad where they were imprisoned and later executed.

What did Santa Anna fear that any survivors at

Goliad would do?

• Rejoin the rebellion

What did the Texas defeats at the Alamo and Goliad convince

Gen. Houston of?

• He must not allow his forces to be separated into small groups.