A Clash of Armies

1. A Clash of Armies

2. ___ had surrendered San Antonio to the Texans in 1835. • ___ was furious that his brother in law had lost and wanted to ___ the Texans. • It was a total of 800 miles from Mexico City to ___ and the Texans used their time quite poorly. • There was no ___ to push the Texans in the right direction. • After San Antonio was captured most of the Texans just went ___. • Most of the people that stayed in San Antonio were from the ___ and were brand new to the country. • The most famous of the volunteers from the US was ___ from Tennessee. • People from other countries and people from all walks of life showed up.

3. ___ was in charge of getting the army and volunteers under control. • Many did not want to listen to him and elected their own ___. • With only 100 in San Antonio Santa Anna moved north to Texas with ___ soldiers. • The army was recruited quickly and was not ___ properly. • They had ___ equipment and some were forced to fight against their will. • The Texans thought that Santa Anna would attack in ___ because there would be fresh grass for his horses but he came in the __ instead. • He split up his soldiers into 2 groups and Santa Anna headed for ___ while General Jose Urrea, which means ___, headed for ___.

4. Colonel Neill, who was in ____, wanted more ___ and ___ was sent with 25 men and his overly large knife. • This knife became known as the ___. • Bowie made money in Texas by Buying and selling __. • He made ___ angry and was disliked by many Texans because he married a rich ___ girl. • Sam Houston wanted the Alamo to be ____ so the Mexicans could not use it but Bowie and Neill said it was too ____. • Eventually ___ arrived. He was famous for getting thrown in jail and picking fights. • Both Travis and Bowie recruited ____ but not enough showed up. • Also the frontier legend ___ showed up with 12 more volunteers. • #Bowie, Neill, and many others wanted the Alamo to become a battleground because it was defending ____ settlements and would delay the Mexican Army.

5. David Crockett was famous for killing ___ in one year. • He also served as a Congressman for the state of __. • He was also famous for dressing in ________. • Many Tejanos fought for Texas also and they risked a lot more than the whites like ___. • Mexicans did not like ___ because they thought that he was a dictator. • At least 9 fought at the Alamo. • In Feburary of 1836 Colonel Neill’s family fell sick and ___ was left in charge of the Alamo. • Bowie was chosen because Colonel ___ was disliked by the Texan people and because Bowie was just a regular __. • #Travis however did send out a ____ asking for help because the Mexicans ____ the Alamo. • #He refused to ____. • It was going to be 189 against 1800.