The Alamo and Goliad Review

Use your review to fill in the blanks. 1. The number of Mexican troops explains why the Mexican army won at the Alamo.2. The red flag flown by Santa Anna signified that he was not going to take prisoners.3. The Texans were outraged by what happened at Goliad because it angered them that prisoners taken in battle were put to death.4. A lesson Sam Houston learned from the defeats at the Alamo and in South Texas was that the Texan forces needed to be more unified.5. Santa Anna’s ultimate goal was to defeat the rebels and regain control of the territory.6. Santa Anna’s forced march to the Rio Grande was costly because some soldiers, many horses and the heaviest cannons fell behind the main group and could not keep up the pace.7. The attack on the Alamo only lasted 90 minutes because the Texans could not hold off so many Mexican attackers for very long.8. The Consultation of 1835 failed to recruit, or enlist soldiers.9. James Fannin commanded the Texas troops at Goliad.10. Tejanos risked more than the other soldiers defending the Alamo because they could lose their lands, homes, and families.11. The Alamo location was important because it protected settlements further east.12. The difference in number of casualties between the opposing forces at the Alamo indicated the determination of the Texas forces with the large number of Mexican forces dead and wounded.13. After delivering Travis’s famous letter in Gonzales Albert Martin returned to the Alamo despite facing certain death, showing that he was particularly courageous.14. The fall of the Alamo affected the situation in South Texas by making the Texas troops in the area become isolated and short on supplies.15. Fannin made poor decisions overall.16. James Bowie and Davy Crockett were similar in that they were both legendary frontiersmen who volunteered their effort to the Texas Revolution.17. The use of rifles, knives and clubs indicated that the fighting at the Alamo would be a brutal battle fought at close range.18. The battle of the Alamo weakened Santa Anna’s army in spite of their victory.19. Urrea respected the Texan forces and he showed from his interactions with Santa Anna.