Studies Weekly Week 17- The Alamo

In January 1836, William B. Travis and 30 other soldiers entered the Spanish mission known as the ____ in San Antonio. (Travis Holds at the Alamo!)

• Fiesta de Tejas

• Alamo

• Casa de Tejas

• Capital of Texas

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched his troops into San Antonio just weeks after Travis and his men arrived. (Travis Holds at the Alamo!)

• true

• false

In the letter to the Texas leader Sam Houston, Travis explained that he would not __ even though the Texans were outnumbered and starving. (Travis Holds at the Alamo!)

• cry

• fight

• surrender

• shout

For __ long days the Mexicans had pounded the Alamo with cannon fire. (Travis Holds at the Alamo!)

• 12

• 120

• 1200

• 2

Davy Crockett was born in ____. (Did Davy Crockett Really Go Down Fighting?)

• Texas

• Mississippi

• Alabama

• Tennessee

The men who died at the Alamo on ________ had come to the Alamo willing to give up everything. (Battle of the Alamo)

• February 6, 1989

• March 6, 1836

• December 25, 2020

• November 11, 2001

Which of the following people were NOT present at the Battle of the Alamo? (Battle of the Alamo).

• William Barrett Travis

• James Butler Bonham

• James Bowie

• Moses Austin

Gregorio Esparza was born in ___. (Battle of the Alamo).

• Tennessee

• Mississippi

• Texas

• Alabama

Every year on March 10, Texans celebrate the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence. (Why does Texas Celebrate a State Holiday on March 2?)

• true

• false

Historians are people who study ____________. (Did Davy Crockett Really Go Down Fighting?)

• science

• history

• math

• rocks