Test 5 Texas Revolution

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Battle of the Alamo outcome

All 189 defenders died

Urrea's Route

Atascosito Road

Army of the People

Group that spontaneously formed and volunteered to fight for Texas after the Battle of Gonzales

On what date did the Alamo fall?

March 6, 1836

survived the Alamo

Susannah and Angelina Dickinson, Santa Anna, all Mexican officers

Battle of Gonzales significance

The Texans were becoming defiant

Skirmish

a brief fight

Battle

to fight against

Fortify

to strengthen, build up

Jim Bowie

wife died, shared command at Alamo, had pneumonia, died at Alamo

How long did the siege at the Alamo last?

13 days

What was the Goliad Massacre?

300 Texan captives marched to Goliad and executed

What time did Sam Houston attack the Mexican Army at San Jacinto?

3:00 pm

Constitution

A written plan of government

The attack at Goliad in October and the Siege of Bexar/Battle of San Antonio resulted in

All Mexican soldiers leaving Tejas

Almeron Dickinson

Artillery commander at the Alamo, died at Alamo

Who commanded the Texas troops at the battle of the Alamo?

Bowie and Travis

What happened at the Battle of Coleto?

Col. Fannin (Texas Army) surrendered to Mexican Army under General Urrea and was marched to presidio at Goliad

John Bonham

Couriered a letter form Alamo, was the last man to return to the Alamo before it fell

What kind of leader was Santa Anna?

Cruel ruthless vengeful Dictator

Convention of 1836

Delegates met at Washington-on-the-Brazos, declared independence from Mexico, and wrote a constitution for the Republic of Texas.

Stephen F. Austin

During Revolution went to USA to raise money and troops

Santa Anna's Route

El Camino Real

Sam Houston

General of the Texan Army

Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence?

George Childress

Why did Col. Fannin's military actions end in failure?

He split his army up, he didn't follow several orders from Gen. Sam Houston, and he stopped to rest in an open field just a few miles outside of Goliad.

What was significant about the timing of Santa Anna's arrival in San Antonio?

He traveled through winter to get to Texas

Why did Sam Houston continue to retreat after the Alamo and Goliad?

He wanted to train and organize his soldiers before fighting Santa Anna.

What happened to Sam Houston during the battle of San Jacinto?

He was wounded in the leg.

Why is Battle of San Jacinto significant?

It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution winning Texas's independence from Mexico.

What did Texans decide they would do on March 1, 1836?

Meet again to vote on independence

Santa Anna

President/Dictaor/General of Mexico

men who were not involved in fighting at the Alamo.

SFA, General Houston, Juan Seguin (because he left to courier a letter)

The public part of this treaty said what three things were to happen?

Santa Anna agrees never to fight TX again Santa Anna agrees to withdraw troops from TX Both sides agree to exchange prisoners

The secret part of this treaty said what two things were to happen?

Santa Anna agrees to recognize TX independence Santa Anna agrees to establish Rio Grande as border between TX and Mexico

Why is part of the Treaty of Velasco a secret?

Santa Anna did not want people of Mexico to know he lost Texas.

Martin Perfecto de Cos

Santa Annas Bro-in-law, surrenders at siege of Bexar

What were the Texans and Mexicans fighting over at the Battle of Gonzales?

Small cannon

What happened in Goliad after Gonzales but before Siege of Bexar?

Texans captured the presidio and named it "Fort Defiance"

March 2, 1836

Texas Independence Day

Battle of Gonzales outcome

Texas won, Mexican soldiers retreated to San Antonio

Why did the Texans want the Cannon at Gonzales?

They felt that giving up cannon would be the start of allowing Santa Anna to disarm them.

Why was did the Mexican soldiers want the cannon at Gonzales?

They were ordered to retrieve the cannon because Santa Anna was being petty.

men who died at the Alamo.

Travis, Almeron Dickinson, Bowie, Crockett, Bonham, Bowie

What was the name of the treaty Santa Anna signed after the Battle of San Jacinto?

Treaty of Velasco

Heroic

Very brave; showing great courage.

Second disturbance at Anahuac.

W.B.Travis fires cannon to announce his arrival and captures Tenorio to expel him from Tejas

Revolution

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

Bayonet

a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon

Dictator

a leader who speaks and rules with total power

Courier

a person who carries a message

What happened to Santa Anna after the Battle of San Jacinto?

captured and eventually released (months later)

Juan Seguin

commander of the Tejano company, left Alamo to carry a letter to Same Houston, Houston would not let him return to Alamo

William B. Travis

divorced wife, shared command at Alamo, died at Alamo

Runaway Scrape

evacuation of east Texas by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution

What brought Davy Crockett to Texas?

failed political career

What connections did Jim Bowie have with Mexico?

married to Ursula Vermendi, her family was important politically

Siege

military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender

Why did Santa Anna attack the Alamo?

political reasons and revenge, to prove he wouldn't back down from a fight

Skirmish

small unplanned fight, brief encounter

Cavalry

soldiers on horseback

Civil Rights

the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law

Surrender

to give in or give up; to accept defeat

Why did the Texans try to stall the Mexican army at the Battle of Gonzales?

to give reinforcements time to come to Gonzales


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