The Alamo

What did GTT stand for, as written on the doors of homes and barns during the 1820s in Texas?

• Go To Texas!

• Gone To Trade

• Great Texas Territory

Who had permission from Mexico to start a settlement in Texas?

• Jim Bowie

• Stephen Austin

• Sam Houston

What was the Alamo originally?

• A fortress

• A Spanish mission that functioned as a church

• A trading post

What did Santa Anna's flag of "no quarter" mean during the siege of the Alamo?

• He would take prisoners if they surrendered.

• He would take no prisoners.

• He would retreat if the Texans fought back.

How long did the siege of the Alamo last?

• 7 days

• 13 days

• 30 days

Why did many Americans move to Texas in the 1820s?

• For religious freedom

• To find land

• To find gold

Why did Sam Houston tell Jim Bowie to abandon San Antonio?

• Because it was to far away from other settlements to help.

• To join another battle

• To gather more troops

What did the Alamo look like when Jim Bowie used it as a fort in 1836?

• A wooden stockade

• A stone fortress

• A series of underground tunnels

How many Texans and Mexican troops were at the battle of the Alamo?

• About 150 Texans and 2,000 Mexican troops

• About 25 Texans and 1,800 Mexican troops

• About 200 Texans and 4,000 Mexican troops

Why did Sam Houston want to abandon San Antonio?

• It was too heavily fortified by enemy troops.

• It was too far from Texan settlements in east Texas.

• It lacked sufficient water supplies.