The Battle of San Jacinto

Mexican army burns settlements to crush the revolution. Sam Houston orders his men to ________.

• retreat

• advance

• negotiate

• surrender

During the Runaway Scrape, the settlers are ________ of Santa Anna and his men.

• afraid

• unaware

• supportive

• indifferent

During the Runaway Scrape, people flee without preparing for the journey. As a result, many people ________ during the Runaway Scrape.

• die

• survive

• thrive

• prosper

Sam Houston told Colonel Fannin and his men to ________ the fort at Goliad and then retreat toward the east.

• blow up

• defend

• abandon

• rebuild

Colonel Fannin did not ________ General Houston. Instead, he and his men stopped to help settlers fleeing during the Runaway Scrape.

• obey

• disobey

• ignore

• follow

After losing a short battle, Fannin and his men surrendered to Mexican General ________. They did not know that Santa Anna had given orders to shoot all the Texas prisoners.

• Urrea

• Zaragoza

• Arista

• Ampudia

A lady named Francita ________, nicknamed the Angel of Goliad, helped some of Fannin’s men escape.

• Alavez

• Gonzalez

• Martinez

• Lopez

On March ________, 1836, Fannin and the rest of his men were marched outside the town of Goliad and killed by the Mexican soldiers.

• 27

• 25

• 28

• 30

What did Sam Houston have time to do?

• Train/Drill his troops

• Scout the Mexican army

• Get support from the United States

• All of the above

What did Sam Houston have time to do?

• Train/Drill his troops

• All of the answers

• Get support from the United States

• Choose a favorable spot/site to fight the Mexican troops.