Santa Anna Remains in Texas
Who ordered everything in his path to be burned?
Santa Anna
What direction did Sam Houston order his troops to retreat get them trained and choose the perfect time to attack Santa Anna?
East
Where did Houston get many soldiers from?
United States
Why did settlers fear Santa Anna?
Burning everything in his path
Where did Sam Houston train in the mud for two weeks?
Groce Plantation
Who felt crushing and finishing off the Texas forces would not be so easy.
General Filasosa
Why were many Texans were getting frustrated with Houston?
They wanted to get revenge for deaths at Goliad and Alamo and felt Houston was a coward. Didn't see the big picture!
What was wrong with the recruits?
Poorly trained unequipped
What is the Runaway Scrape?
When Santa Anna burned everything in his path and folks had to get what they could and head EAST with Houston
Who wrote a letter urging Sam Houston to attack Santa Anna and Sam Houston ignored it?
Burnett
Who was Santa Anna looking to arrest ?
David G Burnett
How many Volunteers did Houston see when he arrived at Gonzales ?
more than 370
Why did Sam Houston continue to retreat East from Santa Anna?
Get troops trained and draw out Mexican supplies
What are the three main problems settlers had to deal with on the Runaway Scrape?
Rain, lack of food, sickness
Who posed as a runaway slave and gained intell into Santa’s army for Sam Houston
Hendrick Arnold
what two regions of texas was Santa Anna Looking to capture and control ?
Central and East texas
what decision did sam houston make based off of his assessment of his soldiers ?
To Flee instead of Fight
What date did Sam Houston's Army began their withdrawal from Gonzales ?
March 13
what river east did the settlers heads toward ?
Sabine river
what city in the U.S. Did Sam Houston receive two six pound cannons from ?
cincinnati
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What date did Sam Houton arrive in Gonzales?
March 11
what did they do to the provisions that could not be carried ?
they destroyed them
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lose 500
what date the the texas army arrive at Buffalo Bayou ?
April 18