Battles and Events
Took place at a San Antonio Mission, lasted 13 days.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
General in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Credited with saying “Remember the Alamo” after winning the battle.
Who is Sidney Sherman?
Six Flags that flew over Texas.
What are the flags of Spain, France, Mexico, The Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, and the United States of America?
Mexican holiday that is celebrated throughout Texas?
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Lasted 20 minutes and signified the end of the Revolution.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
He died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, at age seventeen.
Who is Carlos Espalier?
A San Antonio Mission, that an Important Battle of the Revolution took place at.
What is the Alamo?
Celebration that involves strawberries.
What is the Strawberry Festival?
The evacuations by Texas residents fleeing the Mexican Army of Operations during the Texas Revolution, from the Battle of the Alamo through the decisive Battle of San Jacinto.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
Known as the “Paul Revere of Texas”, alerted Texas citizens about the Mexican Army coming.
Who is Plácido Benavides?
The monument is topped with a 220-ton star that commemorates the site of the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution.
What is the Monument of San Jacinto?
Annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas.
What is Fiesta San Antonio?
Formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.
What is the Texas Declaration of Independence?
General and President of Mexico during the Texas Revolution.
Who is Antonio López de Santa Anna?
Current flag to fly over Texas.
What is the Flag of the United States of America?
Celebration that involves decorations called Papel Picados.
What is Cinco de Mayo?
Four major events we talked about that occurred during the Texas Revolution.
What is The Battle of the Alamo, The Runaway Scrape, The Texas Declaration of Independence, and The Battle of San Jacinto.
He was re-elected to Congress twice before leaving politics to fight in the Texas Revolution. On March 6, 1836, he was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio.
Who is David Crockett?
The three Texas Symbols we talked about during the lesson.
What are the six flags over Texas, the Alamo and Missions, and the Monument of San Jacinto?
We ate Strawberry Brownies to represent this celebration.
What is the Strawberry Festival?