Ch5 L2 - The Battle of the Alamo

1. A person at war who does not fight.

• siege
• preserve
• non-combatant

2. The surrounding of a place by enemy forces trying to capture it.

• siege
• preserve
• non-combatant

3. To keep in its original state.

• siege
• preserve
• non-combatant

4. On February 23, 1836, Santa Anna and ____ Mexican soldiers marched into San Antonio.

• a. 1,800
• b. 1,950
• c. 1,850
• d. 1,900

5. What message did Santa Anna give the fighters at the Alamo?

• a. die with honor
• b. surrender or die
• c. come and take it
• d. remember the Alamo

6. About how many people visit the Alamo each year?

• a. 2.2 million
• b. 2.5 million
• c. 3 million
• d. 2.7 million

7. Clara Driscoll and Adina de Zavala are two women responsible for preserving the Alamo.

• True
• False

8. The Alamo is considered a historic landmark.

• True
• False

9. Santa Anna flew a blood-red flag.

• True
• False

10. Santa Anna gave the survivors, the women, children and slaves $2 and a horse.

• True
• False