Spanish 4- Culture Quiz: Expansion of the U.S. P.1

03/26/25

Who is believed to be the most famous of the

American heroes of the Alamo?

Davy Crockett

Who worked for President Andrew Jackson and

was a United States congressman?

Davy Crockett

Of these three, who was originally named the

“commander of the American volunteers”? (William Travis, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett)

Jim Bowie

Why was Jim Bowie unable to carry out the duties as the

“commander of the American volunteers?”

He got pneumonia or tuberculosis and was too sick.

Who was next to be named the “commander of the

American volunteers”?

William Travis

Of these three, who married Ursula Veramendi, the

daughter of the governor of Coahuila y Texas?

Jim Bowie

How did Ursula and her parents die?

from cholera

Who is believed to have drawn a line in the sand and

asked the people to cross over the line if they were

ready to give their lives for the fight of freedom?

William Travis

How many people did NOT step across

the line drawn in the sand?

one man

Davy Crockett was a frontiersman from Tennessee and he

even named his rifle. What name was given to the rifle?

Betsy

Who died while lying on his cot inside the Alamo?

Jim Bowie (he was too sick to really be able to fight)

How was Jim Bowie killed?

shot multiple times in the head

Who is believed to have a knife named after him?

Jim Bowie

Whose survived the Battle of the Alamo because William

Travis had sent him out to find “reinforcements?”

Juan Seguín

Who led a new group of American volunteers only six

weeks after the defeat at the Alamo?

Sam Houston

Sam Houston attempted to encourage his people.

What became the motto or the battle cry of the

newly organized American volunteers?

remember the Alamo

Who was captured and was able to have his life spared if

he would agree to grant Texas its independence?

Santa Anna

In what battle was Texas able to gain its independence?

La Batalla de San Jacinto

For how long was Texas an independent country?

9 years

Texas became the 28th state to join the United States.

What kind of a state was it?

a slave state

Who did this anger?

Mexico

What is the memorial called?

cenotaph

Six weeks after the initial defeat, a new group of American fighters were organized. Who led this second group?

Sam Houston

Again, a group of Tejanos fought alongside the Americans. Who led the group of Tejanos?

Juan Seguín

Where did the final battle of Texas’ independence take place?

San Jacinto

How many minutes did the final battle last?

18 minutes

Which famous leader was captured at the final battle and faced being killed unless he agreed to grant Texas its independence?

Santa Anna

When Texas became independent and was no longer a state in Mexico, what did it become?

a country

For how long did Texas remain a country (republic / nation)?

9 years

Who was the first president of Texas?

Sam Houston

What happened to Texas in late December of 1845?

It became the 28th state of the United States.

What THREE things make Texas unique compared to all of the other states in our country?

It was first a part of Mexico, it became an independent country, and it is now a state in the United States.