Geography
This geographical feature made the Alamo a strategic defensive position.
What is its location near the San Antonio River?
This Alamo defender was known for his knife, which became famous.
Who is James Bowie?
The Alamo defenders expected reinforcements from this nearby town.
What is Goliad?
The Alamo's walls were this thick in some places.
What is 2 to 3 feet?
This document was signed by all the Alamo defenders, pledging to fight to the death.
What is the "Victory or Death" letter?
The Alamo was one of these five Spanish missions established in San Antonio.
What are the five San Antonio Missions?
This Mexican officer negotiated the surrender terms with the Alamo defenders.
Who is Martín Perfecto de Cos?
The Alamo was originally fortified by this Spanish friar.
Who is Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares?
The defenders suffered from this condition due to a lack of medical supplies.
What are untreated wounds?
This Alamo battle participant became the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
Who is Lorenzo de Zavala?
The Alamo is located in this county.
What is Bexar County?
This person was the wife of Alamo defender Almaron Dickinson and survived the battle.
Who is Susanna Dickinson?
The Texan forces were outnumbered by a ratio of about this.
What is 10 to 1?
This type of defensive structure was built by the defenders to strengthen the north wall.
What is a palisade?
This Texan commander did not come to the Alamo's aid due to a lack of troops.
Who is Sam Houston?
The Alamo is part of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What is the San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site?
This Alamo defender served as a captain in the New Orleans Greys.
Who is Thomas R. Miller?
The Mexican army used this type of cannon to breach the Alamo walls.
What are 12-pounders?
The Alamo had this many cannons during the siege.
What is 21?
The Alamo chapel features this distinctive architectural element.
What is a bell-shaped facade?
The region surrounding the Alamo was once part of this Mexican state.
What is Coahuila y Tejas?
This man was the only officer among the defenders who was not an Anglo-American.
Who is Juan Seguín?
The Mexican army raised this color flag to signal no quarter would be given.
What is a red flag?
This type of weather condition hindered both sides during the siege.
What is cold and rainy weather?
This Texan scout warned the defenders of the advancing Mexican army but was unable to get further help from nearby settlements.
Who is Deaf Smith?