| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Recruit | to enlist people into the armed services |
| Fortify | to strengthen |
| Bombard | to attack continually, usually with cannons |
| Dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed on official business |
| Massacre | to kill many at one time |
| Cavalry | soldiers that are mounted on horseback |
| Flank | the right or left side of a formation |
| Infantry | soldiers that fight on foot |
| The Texans believed that Santa Anna would wait until winter to come to Texas | Why didn't the Texans worry about Santa Anna? |
| William Travis and Jim Bowie | Who shared command at the Battle of the Alamo? |
| Travis felt that the Alamo was a "key stone" to the protection of the frontier land between Texas and Mexico | Why didn't the Texans abandon the Alamo? |
| A realist known for drinking but was willing to die for freedom | Who was Jim Bowie? |
| An idealist who was arrogant but still a great leader | Who was William Travis? |
| He had transportation problems and decided to stay and defend Goliad | Why doesn't Colonel Fannin make it to the Alamo? |
| It is known for those who sacrificed themselves for freedom. | WHy is the Alamo the best-known battle in the revolution? |
| He said it was a "cruel necessity," he did not want to have to fight them again. | Why did Santa Anna order the execution of the prisoners at Goliad? |
| Sam Houston believed his army was unfit to face the Mexican army | Why did Sam Houston continue to retreat? |
| The soldiers became upset and often left because they were upset that the Texans continued to retreat. | What was the morale of the Texas army like? |
| By destroying the only bridge to the battle field | How did Houston trap the Mexican army? |
| Most of the Mexican army was asleep and not ready for battle; it was a state of confusion | Describe the Mexican army when the Texans attacked. |
| The Texans won their Independence from Mexico. | How did the Texas Revolution end? |
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