Battles
1.Who is Santa Anna?
Dictator for Mexico.
6.Why didn’t more men show up to help in the Alamo?
They were too far and did not make it on time.
11.After Sam Houston was in charge of Texas who was trying to remove the Cherokee?
Mirabeau Lamar is being hostile to remove the Cherokees
A) William B Travis
6. __A__ Fought in the Battle of the Alamo, wrote the “Victory or death” letter. He was shot in the end of the battle.
2. Who is William B. Travis?
Wrote Victory or death letter, fought in the Battle of the Alamo.
7. Who was the battle against in the Battle of Alamo?
Santa Anna vs. William B Travis
12.Who was the important survivor in the Battle of the Alamo?
Susanna Dickinson
B) Sam Houston
4.__B__ Fought for vengeance in the Battle of San Jacinto. He captured Santa Anna and became Governor of Texas after he got Texas independence. He was also friends with the Cherokees.
3.Who is Sam Houston?
General for Texas, won the Battle of San Jacinto.
8. Who was the Battle against in the Battle of San Jacinto?
Santa Anna vs. Sam Houston
13.What makes Susanna Dickinson unique?
She was Santa Anna's messenger that Texans lost the Alamo to Mexico
c) Susanna Dickinson
1. __C__ Was a survivor who had their life spared from Santa Anna. She was a messenger for Santa Anna that they lost the Battle of the Alamo. Lost her husband in the battle. She was hiding in the chapel during the battle.
4.Who wrote the “victory or death” letter?
William B. Travis
9. What battle gave Texas Independence?
The Battle of San Jacinto.
14.What was her point of view?
She was afraid during the event of seeing people dead, and even not having a proper burial for her husband.
D) 1836
2)__D__ The official date for Texas Independence signed by the Peace Treaty by Santa Anna.
5.Who showed up because of the letter?
32 Men from Gonzales
10. Why was the Battle of the Alamo important? What did it lead to?
The Battle of the Alamo is a loss that leads to the Battle of San Jacinto
15.How did this shape her views, actions, choices, beliefs?
This shapes her views by being afraid, actions by having to restart all over again after losing her husband. Her choices would be doing what Santa Anna asks so she stays alive and her beliefs would be Christianity.
F) Mirabeau Lamar
5. ___F__ The president that was hostile towards the Cherokees and wanted them gone from Texas land. Also was the reason there being a battle between Texas and Cherokees.