The Alamo
He was the commander who wrote for help during the siege.
Who is William B. Travis?
He commanded the Texian forces at the Battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Sam Houston?
This 1835 battle started the Texas Revolution with the “Come and Take It” cannon.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
Texas declared freedom from Mexico in this document.
What is the Texas Declaration of Independence?
This phrase became a rallying cry after the Alamo.
What is “Remember the Alamo”?
This frontiersman came to Texas from Tennessee and died defending the Alamo.
Who is David Crockett?
He wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Who is George Childress?
Texans fought fiercely here for 13 days before being defeated by Santa Anna.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
He wrote the Texas Declaration.
Who is George Childress?
The flag with a cannon and a star.
What is the “Come and Take It” flag?
She and her daughter survived the Alamo.
Who is Susanna Dickinson?
He was the co-commander at the Alamo and known for his large knife.
Who is James Bowie?
This major battle ended the war in 18 minutes and won Texas its independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
Delegates wrote this at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March 1836.
What is the Texas Constitution?
Santa Anna promised this type of government but didn’t follow through.
What is a federalist government?
This Mexican leader ordered the attack on the Alamo.
Who is Santa Anna?
This “Angel of Goliad” helped save prisoners’ lives.
Who is Francita Alavez?
Nearly 350 Texans were executed here under Santa Anna’s orders.
What is the Goliad Massacre?
This gathering decided Texas should break away from Mexico.
What is the Convention of 1836?
This symbol on the Gonzales flag represented defiance.
What is a cannon?
He ordered Bowie to destroy the Alamo, but Bowie refused.
Who is Sam Houston?
This Tejano leader fought for independence and brought reinforcements to the Alamo but left on a mission before the final attack.
Who is Juan Seguín?
This event forced Texans to flee east to escape Santa Anna’s army.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
These men were chosen to represent their areas at the Convention.
Who are delegates?
This nickname comes from the single star that represents Texas’s fight for independence.
What is “The Lone Star State”?