1. 100 200 300 400 500 Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

2. What is the University of Washington?
Example
A public institution in the Pacific Northwest with a Husky named “Dubs” as its mascot
What is the University of Washington?

3. 100
3. Houston’s scout was ordered to burn the town of Gonzales. What was his name?
“Deaf” Smith

4. 200
5. Who fired the first shot at the Battle of Gonzales to start the Texas Revolution?
Texans

5. 300
10. Who arrived from Tennessee with 12 riflemen to assist the Texans at the Alamo?
David Crockett

6. temporary or short-term government
400
temporary or short-term government
Provisional
Government

7. 500
22. What battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo?
“Remember the Alamo”

8. to prevent Texans from using it against them
100
20. Why did the Mexicans try to take the cannon at Gonzales?
to prevent Texans from using it against them

9. a Mexican official, much like a mayor
200
a Mexican official, much like a mayor
alcalde

10. 300
9. What town was about half way between San Antonio and Corpus Christi and controlled South Texas? The mission/presidio, La Bahia, was in this town.
Goliad

11. 400
A military strategy in which an army surrounds a town or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender
siege

12. 500
an organized pullback of troops from an enemy in order to gain an advantage
tactical retreat

13. 100
15. What was the name of the meeting held to discuss the future of Texas at San Felipe?
Consultation

14. 200
an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants to gain something more important
compromise

15. 4. Who said “Victory or Death”?
300
4. Who said “Victory or Death”?
William Travis

16. 400
12. Who was the female survivor that Santa Anna used as a messenger to General Sam Houston?
Susanna Dickinson

17. 500
6. Who did Houston send to the Alamo to decide whether to defend or destroy it?
James Bowie

18. 17. How many Texans and Mexicans died in the Alamo?
100
17. How many Texans and Mexicans died in the Alamo?
189 Texans
600 Mexicans

19. 200
21. How did Travis respond when Santa Anna demanded the Texans surrender at the Alamo?
with a cannon shot

20. 300
25. How did the Texans and Americans view Santa Anna after the Alamo and the Goliad Massacre?
cruel and brutal

21. first battle in the Revolution
400
13. Why is the Battle of Gonzales called the “Lexington” of the Texas Revolution?
first battle in the Revolution

22. 2. What did the Texans gain by seizing Goliad?
500
2. What did the Texans gain by seizing Goliad?
valuable supplies

23. to battle the Comanches
100
8. Why did the Mexican government loan a cannon to the Texans in Gonzales?
to battle the Comanches

24. 14. What “slogan” was on the flag at the Battle of Gonzales?
200
14. What “slogan” was on the flag at the Battle of Gonzales?
“Come and Take It”

25. 18. The siege on Cos’ troops in San Antonio lasted how long?
300
18. The siege on Cos’ troops in San Antonio lasted how long?
8 weeks

26. 23. What was the name of Sam Houston’s military strategy?
400
23. What was the name of Sam Houston’s military strategy?
tactical retreat

27. 340 unarmed men were executed
500
24. What happened to Fannin and his men at Goliad?
340 unarmed men were executed

28. declared Texas’ independence
100
16. What did the leaders of Texas do while the Alamo was being fought for 12 days?
declared Texas’ independence

29. 19. Who was the final commander at the Alamo?
200
19. Who was the final commander at the Alamo?
William Travis

30. Texans fled their homes out of fear of Santa Anna
300
11. What happened during the Runaway Scrape?
Texans fled their homes out of fear of Santa Anna

31. 400
7. Who was chosen to be in charge of the regular army at the delegates’ meeting?
Sam Houston

32. 1. Who was the famous Tejano from the Alamo?
500
1. Who was the famous Tejano from the Alamo?
Juan Seguin