Section 2 Notes

Who reported seeing a Mexican mule train during the siege of San Antonio?

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erastus "deaf" Smith

• Hendrick Arnold

What did Texans think was in the cargo of the mules?

• money (gold/ silver)

• grass

• food

• weapons

What did Texans find in the mules cargo?

• food

• weapons

• grass

• money

What was it called when the Texans saw a Mexican mule train during the siege of San Antonio and thought they had intercepted money but instead only found grass?

• the Grass Fight

• the Mule Mash

• the Grass Train

• the Mexican Mule Train

After the Grass Fight, what did Texans do?

• they wanted to continue the siege of San Antonio

• they wanted to invade Mexico City

• many of them wanted to go back to the United States

• many called off the siege and wanted to go home because they were cold, wet, and hungry

After the siege of San Antonio was called off why did Texans march into to San Antonio?

• They wanted to steal their animals

• They heard that the Mexican army was weakened

• They wanted to see the Alamo

• They liked the people there

Who rallied the Texans to march into San Antonio and gave a famous speech that said "Who will go with old...."

• Ben Milam

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• Edward Burleson

What strategy did the Texans have when marching into the San Antonio?

• the swam in the San Antonio river

• they ran in a straight line

• they entered in two columns

• they walked around San Antonio

What advantage did Texans have during the Battle of San Antonio de Bexar?

• they were able to fight house to house rather than open warfare

• they were trained soldiers that were skilled in open warfare

• they had thousands of soldiers

• they had lots of experienced leaders

How did the battle end?

• Texans surrendered after Ben Milam's death

• Texans surrendered after they ran out of supplies

• Mexico surrendered after retreating to the Alamo promising to never again fight against Texans

• Mexico surrendered before the siege occurred