7th Grade
Texas History
Chapter 10-11
#1
Fannin did not aid the defenders
at the Alamo because ______.
A: His troops had
B:
He had a shortage
of food
D:
He had a shortage
of men
cholera
C:
He had a shortage
of wagons
C. He had a
shortage of
wagons
#2
At San Jacinto, Santa Anna believed
Houston’s troops would ____
A: Surrender
B:
Attack at dawn
C: Retreat to
D:
Fight only on the
defensive
Galveston
D. Fight only
on defensive
#3
The Alamo events inspired
most Texans to ______.
Join Santa
A:
Anna’s forces
Carry on the
B: struggle for
freedom
C: Flee to the U.S.
Give in to
D: Mexico
B. Carry on the
struggle for
freedom
#4
In the secret treaty, Texas pledged
to Santa Anna that it would _____.
A:
Recognize his
dictatorship
C: Send him to
France
B:
Give him the
Invincible
D:
Escort him back
to Mexico
D. Escort
him back to
Mexico
#5
What happened near Coleto Creek?
Fannin surrendered
A: to Mexican troops
Fannin’s men were
C: executed
B:
General Cos
surrendered
A cannon was
D: buried, then dug
up later by Texans
A. Fannin
surrendered to
Mexican troops
#6
Santa Anna feared that any survivors
at Goliad would ___.
Return to their
A: homes
C:
Flee to the U.S.
B:
D:
Rejoin the
rebellion
Join the Mexican
army
B. Rejoin the
rebellion
#7
Why was the Battle of
San Jacinto important?
Texas won its
A: independence
C:
Houston killed
Santa Anna
Santa Anna ran
B: away
D:
Mexico won its
independence
A. Texas won its
independence
#8
Which was a weakness
in the Alamo defense?
A:
Lack of food
B:
C:
A lack of cannons
D:
Lack of spirit
among the troops
A gap in the
wall
D. A gap in the wall
#9
Houston’s troops defeated Santa Anna’s
easily because the Mexicans _______.
A:
Were
retreating
C:
Did not expect an
attack
Were hungry and
B: tired
D:
Were ill with
cholera
C. Did not expect
an attack
#10
What did Colonel Neill say he needed
at the Alamo?
A: Food supplies
B:
C: Guns and
D:
troops
Medical supplies
Cannons
C. Guns and
troops
#11
The flight of Texas families that was
Plagued by lack of food, bad weather,
and sickness
A:
Runaway Scrape
C:
Mass Exodus
B: Texas Scramble
D:
Underground
Railroad
A. Runaway
Scrape
#12
What happened after the
Treaty of Velasco was signed?
Sam Houston let
A: Santa Anna keep
San Antonio
C:
Texas became
part of the U.S.
Texas became an
B: independent
country
D:
Texans killed
Santa Anna
B. Texas became
an independent
country
#13
Most of the Texans captured
at Goliad believed ______.
They would be
A: tortured
They would be
B: treated fairly
They would be
C:
released
They would be
D: executed
B. They would
be treated fairly
#14
Hendrick Arnold reported
to Houston about _____.
A:
Whereabouts of
Santa Anna
C:
Location of Native
Americans
Sources of
B: drinking water
D:
Whereabouts of
reinforcements
A. The
whereabouts of
Santa Anna
#15
Two famous battle cries were
“Remember the Alamo” and ________.
“Give me liberty or
A: give me death!”
C:
“No safe quarter!”
B:
D:
“Remember Goliad!”
“Cruel necessity!”
B. “Remember
Goliad!”
#16
After the battle of San Jacinto,
the capital of Texas was moved to _____.
A:
Velasco
C: San Antonio
B:
New Washington
D: Houston
A. Velasco
#17
Who carried the news of
the Alamo to Gonzales?
A:
C:
Deaf Smith
Suzanna Dickinson
B:
Juan Seguin
D: Hendrick Arnold
C. Suzanna
Dickinson
#18
David Crockett was a former state
legislator and U.S. congressman from ______.
A:
Tennessee
B:
C:
Kentucky
D:
Arkansas
Virginia
A. Tennessee
#19
Who said “Victory or Death!” ?
A: David Crockett
B:
William B. Travis
Santa Anna
D:
Sam Houston
C:
B. William B.
Travis
#20
After the battle, the bodies of the Alamo
defenders were _____.
A: Hung
C:
Burned
B:
D:
Buried
Left at the Alamo
C. Burned
#21
Who was found hiding in tall grass after
the Battle of San Jacinto?
A: Jose Urrea
B: General Filisola
C:
D:
Santa Anna
General Cos
C. Santa Anna
#22
During the Battle of the Alamo, Santa
Anna was headquartered at the _____.
A:
San Fernando
Church
B:
C:
The Alamo
D:
San Bexar
Church
San Antonio town
hall
A. San Fernando
Church
#23
The soldiers were told that remaining in the
Alamo meant _______.
A: Victory
C:
Defeat
B:
Certain death
D:
Starvation
B. Certain death
#24
Travis thought that Santa Anna would enter
Texas in 1836 in _______.
Early January or
February
A: Early September
B:
Late June or
C: July
Late March, April,
D: or May
or October
D. Late March,
April, or May
#25
What was the reason for the
Texans’ defeat at Goliad?
Fannin’s
indecision
B:
C: Lack of spirit
D:
A:
Lack of food
Lack of rifles
A. Fannin’s
indecision
#26
Who was the Mexican general who
regretted Santa Anna’s decision to execute
Texans after the Battle of Goliad?
A: General Esparza
C:
General Cos
B: General Urrea
D:
General Council
B. General
Urrea
#27
David G. Burnet’s letter
urged Houston to _____.
A: Choose a new
general
Devote more time
C:
to drilling
B: Attack Santa Anna
Continue to
D: retreat
B. Attack Santa
Anna
#28
Who was in charge of destroying
provisions after Houston’s army withdrew?
A:
C:
Deaf Smith
Hendrick Arnold
B:
Lorenzo de
Zavala
D:
Juan Seguin
D. Juan Seguin
#29
What was the Texas cavalry's mission
at the Battle of San Jacinto?
A:
Destroy the bridge
C:
Bombard the
Mexican camp
B:
Find
reinforcements
Prevent Mexican
D: soldiers from
escaping
D. Prevent
Mexican soldiers
from escaping
#30
What happened on March 6, 1836?
A: Alamo falls to Santa
Anna’s troops
General Cos
C: surrenders San
Antonio
Fannin withdraws
B: from Goliad
Mexican troops
D: defeat San Patricio
A. Alamo falls to
Santa Anna’s
troops
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