The Alamo
Vocabulary
True or False
Big Ideas
End of the War
100

What was the name of the statement Texians wrote?
A. Peace Treaty
B. Declaration of Causes
C. Constitution

B. Declaration of Causes

100

What is a revolution?
A. A party
B. A fight to change a government
C. A type of food
D. A law

B. A fight to change a government ✅

100

Most of the Texian defenders survived the battle.

False 

100

Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
A. Texas
B. Mexico
C. No one

B. Mexico ✅

100

Who led the Texian army?
A. William B. Travis
B. Sam Houston
C. Santa Anna

B. Sam Houston ✅

200

Who sent an army to Texas 

A. Sam Houston
B. George Washington
C. Antonio López de Santa Anna

C. Antonio López de Santa Anna

200

Who were Tejanos?
A. People from Spain
B. People from Mexico living in Texas
C. American soldiers
D. Farmers from New York

B. People from Mexico living in Texas

200

The Texians lost the final battle.

False 

200

What phrase came from the Alamo?

A. Fight for Texas
B. Remember the Alamo
C. Texas Strong

B. Remember the Alamo ✅

200

Where did the final battle take place?
A.San Jacinto River
B. Gonzales
C. The Alamo

A. San Jacinto River ✅

300

About how many defenders were at the Alamo?

A. 50
B. 200
C. 1,000

B. 200 

300

Who were Texians?
A. American settlers living in Texas
B. People from Mexico
C. British soldiers
D. Native Americans

A. American settlers living in Texas ✅

300

Texas joined the United States right away.

False

300

Why was the Battle of San Jacinto important?
A. It started the war
B.Nothing happened
C. It ended the war

C. It ended the war ✅

300

What were the Mexican soldiers doing before the attack?
A. Fighting
B. Sleeping
C. Running

B. Sleeping ✅

400

What happened to most of the Texian defenders?

A. They were killed 

B. They escaped 

C. They decided not to fight 

A. They were killed 

400

What does abolish mean?
A. To start something
B. To end something
C. To build something
D. To hide something

B. To end something ✅

400

Independence means being free to govern yourself.

True

400

Why didn’t Texas join the United States right away?

A. It was too small
B. It allowed slavery
C. It had no army

B. It allowed slavery ✅

400

What did Santa Anna do after the battle?
A. Kept fighting
B. Signed a peace treaty
C. Left Texas

B. Signed a peace treaty ✅

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