The Battle of the Alamo

Which sentence explains what caused Texas to break away from Mexico?

• A Santa Anna was making laws that Texians felt were unfair.

• B Santa Anna was trying to take away Texians' right to vote.

• C Texians felt closer to the United States and wanted to be a part of it.

• D Texians saw that Mexico had become free from Spain and wanted the same thing.

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Why did the men send their wives and children to Louisiana?

• A They planned on moving away from the battle scene.

• B They heard a rumor about Santa Anna marching north with thousands of men.

• C They believed it was not their battle to fight.

• D They were cowards and were not prepared to die for Texas.

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Why did people rush into the Alamo?

• A They had no where else to go.

• B The old missionary was full.

• C They believed it was the safest place to be.

• D All the trained soldiers were ready for battle.

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Why did William Travis send John Smith to look for volunteers to fight?

• A The Texians were struggling to load the cannons.

• B The Texians were afraid that Santa Anna would ambush them while they were sleeping.

• C There were only 150 men that made up the garrison of San Antonio.

• D They heard the men from Gonzales were the strongest in the area.

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Why does Travis order his crew to only fire the cannons occasionally?

• A He doesn't want to waste them. He wants to wait until the Mexicans get closer to the wall.

• B His crew did not know how to load the cannonballs.

• C The walls were too fragile and they were afraid they would crumble below them.

• D Santa Anna wanted them to surrender.

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Why did Travis order his men to burn La Villita?

• A He heard that they were helping the Mexican army and providing them with food.

• B He needed to steal supplies and didn't want them to know it was them.

• C He was upset because the men from La Villita refused to fight.

• D So the Mexicans can't use their shacks for protection.

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Jim Bowie was barely mentioned because -

• A He was not a very good leader.

• B He was very ill and possibly suffering from Typhoid fever.

• C He decided that it was not his fight and he was going to head back home to his family.

• D He was asleep on his cot most of the time.

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Which idea is supported by the author's description of Travis drawing a line in the sand?

• A They did not have enough people to win the battle.

• B Many people were going to leave their families.

• C Those who did not choose to fight were selfish.

• D The defenders of the Alamo were brave.

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Why did Santa Anna order Sussana Dickinson to walk 70 miles to the town of Gonzales?

• A He was a tyrant and wanted her and her baby to suffer a horrible fate.

• B He wanted her to deliver a message to Sam Houston.

• C He banned her from living on his land.

• D She refused to help pile and burn the bodies of the Texan soldiers.

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Why did Sam Houston surprise attack Santa Anna near San Jacinto?

• A Sam Houston wanted to become the new leader of Mexico.

• B He knew the only way to defeat the Mexican army was while they were sleeping.

• C He was furious and wanted justice for his friends that died in the Alamo.

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