Test 5 Texas Revolution
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
