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YA Texas History- The Battle of the Alamo

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___________ was a factor that lead to the Texas revolution.

a)

Regligion

b)

Slavery

c)

Language

d)

all of the above

2.

The Mexican governmetn required its citizens to be _______

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Baptist

c)

Methodist

d)

Presbyterian

3.

________ was an empresario and is considered to be the "Father of Texas"

a)

William B. Travis

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

Sam Houston

4.

Henry Smith was appointed governor when Texas established its temporary government at The Consultation of 1834.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Treaty of Versailles gave Texas its independence from Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

________ drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence.

a)

Henry Smith

b)

George C. Childress

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Sam Houston

7.

The Law of April 6, 1830 __________.

a)

limited immigration

b)

prohibited slavery

c)

imposed taxes

d)

all of the above

8.

The Battle of the Alamo lasted _____.

a)

6 days

b)

4 days

c)

18 hours

d)

13 days

9.

Texas soldiers defeated the Mexicans in this/these battles.

a)

Battle of Gonzales

b)

Battle of Goliad

c)

March on San Antonio

d)

all of the above

10.

Sam Houston was the commander of the Alamo.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Moses Rose was the only man who did not cross the line in the sand and was not willing to die for Texas independence.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

_______ was a meeting held in San Felipe de Austin in 1835 to make decisions about the future of Texas.

a)

"The Convention"

b)

"The Constitution"

c)

"The Consultation"

d)

"The Committee"

13.

The Battle of San Jacinto was the final battle of the Texas Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Texas celebrates this day as Texas Texas Independence Day.

a)

March 6th

b)

March 1st

c)

March 2nd

d)

March 30th

15.

James Bowie did not fight at the Battle of San Jacinto.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

_______ fought and died at the Alamo.

a)

Davy Crockett

b)

James Bowie

c)

William B. Travis

d)

all of the above

17.

Enrique Esparza was a military leader of the Mexican army.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

_______ was/were present at and survived the Battle of the Alamo.

a)

Enriquez Esparza

b)

Susanna Dickenson

c)

both A and B

d)

neither A or B

19.

A treaty is an opinion between two people.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Sam Houston was Commander-in-Chief of the Texas army and led the Battle of San Jacinto.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A dictator is a leader who takes control.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ______.

a)

was the military leader of the Mexican army

b)

dictator or Mexico

c)

Both A and B

d)

Neither A or B

23.

March 2, 1836 is the day that Texas declared independence from Mexico at Washington on the Brazos.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

______ was a time period in 1836 when Texas families evacuated to safety to avoid being killed by Santa Anna's army.

a)

The Evacuation

b)

The Runaway Scrape

c)

The "Get out of Town" act

d)

The Runaways

25.

Federalism is a system of government in which decision-making power is shared between the central government and the people.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Independence is being free to control someone else's decisions.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Centralism is a system of government in which all decision-making power is given to the central governmemnt and the people do not have a say in government.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

William B. Travis was ______

a)

commander at the Alamo

b)

famous for his "Victory of Death" letter

c)

famous for drawing a line in the sand to see wha would fight to death for Texas Independence.

d)

all of the above

29.

James Bowie was famous for creating the Bowie Knife

a)

True

b)

False

30.

James Bowie became ill with pneumonia while at the Alamo and couldn't fight.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The Alamo doors are now owned by the owners of

a)

The Federal Grill

b)

The Taste of Texas

c)

The Capital Grille

d)

all of the above

32.

The Alamo is in _______

a)

Austin, Texas

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

San Antonio, Texas

d)

Dallas, Texas

33.

immigrating means to

a)

move from one country to another

b)

to have a meeting with another country

c)

to grate cheese

d)

both A and B

34.

Prohibiting means _______.

a)

to allow

b)

to stay in one place

c)

to encourage someone

d)

to not allow

35.

Reconvened means to _____.

a)

have another conversation

b)

to meet up again

c)

to have conveyed your opinion to a friend

d)

none of the above

36.

Proclaimed means _____

a)

to state of declare

b)

to claim land

c)

to lawq

d)

none of the above

37.

The Taste of Texas is located in _____.

a)

Dallas

b)

Houston

c)

San Antonio

d)

Austin