Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Battle of the Alamo

A siege is the surrounding of a place by ​ (a)   forces by trying to ​ (b)   it.

• enemy
• superior
• capture
• conquer

Why did General Santa Anna and his soldiers enter the Alamo on March 6, 1836?

• To sign a treaty to end the Battle of the Alamo

• To arrest the Texian and Tejano soldiers

• To remove the women and children from danger during the fight

• To defeat the Texas army and stop the Texas Revolution

Non-combatants, or people who were there, but did not ​ (a)   in the war.

• fight
• lead

Preserve means to ​ (a)   in its ​ (b)   state.​

• lead
• keep
• original
• adapted

How did Susanna Dickinson contribute to Texas’s struggle for independence?

• By telling Sam Houston and others what she had seen at the Alamo

• By telling the Texian and Tejano soldiers never to surrender

• By taking two dollars in silver and a blanket from Santa Anna

• By telling a newspaper many years later about the fight at the Alamo

What is the special meaning of the Alamo now that it is a historic landmark?

• It is a place preserved by a group of patriotic women.

• It is a place where we remember people who fought and died for freedom.

• It is the place where the battle cry, “Remember Goliad!” had its start.

• It is the place where Clara Driscoll joined the Daughters of the Republic.

Who took part in civic affairs by helping to preserve the Alamo as a historic site?

• Adina de Zavala

• William B. Travis

• David Crockett

• Susanna Dickinson

What became the battle cry of Sam Houston’s troops?

• ¡No rendirse, muchachos!

• Come and take it!

• Don’t forget Texas!

• Remember the Alamo!