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Chapter 11: Independence Won
      
  1.Why was Santa Anna anxious to return to Mexico after the battles of the Alamo and Goliad?  
  a.   He feared that the Texans would rise up against him.  
  b.   His supplies were running low.  
  c.   He believed that the Texas rebellion was crushed.  
  d.   He had been wounded at the Alamo.  
      
  2.What caused Santa Anna to remain in Texas?  
  a.   His troops needed to rest before starting the long march back to Mexico.  
  b.   His officers persuaded him to delay his return to Mexico.  
  c.   He wanted to find Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston.  
  d.   He had to negotiate the surrender of the Texas army.  
      
  3.What did Sam Houston do when he learned that the Alamo had fallen?  
  a.   He ordered his soldiers to retreat.  
  b.   He moved quickly to help the volunteers at San Antonio.  
  c.   He asked Santa Anna for the terms of surrender.  
  d.   He asked the convention delegates at Washington-on-the-Brazos what to do.  
      
  4.As families fled toward the Sabine River, their journey was known as the ________.  
  a.   Flight of Fear  
  b.   Eastern Rush  
  c.   Trail of Tears  
  d.   Runaway Scrape  
      
  5.Why did Sam Houston refuse to attack Santa Anna from mid-March to mid-April, 1836?  
  a.   He was a coward.  
  b.   He needed the time to train his troops.  
  c.   He hoped Santa Anna would give up.  
  d.   He was waiting for the Twin Sisters.  
      
  6.What did Hendrick Arnold do?  
  a.   He posed as a runaway slave and gathered information in the Mexican camps.  
  b.   He commanded the rear guard and helped Texans flee across the Colorado River.  
  c.   He sent Sam Houston a letter, urging him to attack Santa Anna.  
  d.   He turned traitor and sold secrets to Santa Anna's army.  
      
  7.Where did the Texas army attack Santa Anna's army?  
  a.   Groce's Plantation  
  b.   Lynchburg  
  c.   San Jacinto  
  d.   Velasco  
      
  8.Which one of the following actions did NOT occur on April 21, 1836?  
  a.   The Texans rushed the enemy camp before the Mexicans knew an attack was underway.  
  b.   The Texans seized the Mexican artillery and engaged in hand-to-hand combat.  
  c.   Many of the Mexican soldiers attempted to flee from the battle.  
  d.   Santa Anna ordered a counterattack and pushed the Texans to Vince's Bridge.  
      
  9.What did Santa Anna agree to do in the secret treaty signed at Velasco?  
  a.   He promised to never fight against the Texans again.  
  b.   He agreed to work for Mexican recognition of Texas independence.  
  c.   He agreed to order all Mexican forces out of Texas immediately.  
  d.   He agreed that Texan and Mexican prisoners of war would be exchanged.  
      
  10.What happened to Santa Anna after the Battle of San Jacinto?  
  a.   He was allowed to leave Texas several months later.  
  b.   He was executed.  
  c.   He fled to Mexico.  
  d.   He died in captivity aboard the ship Invincible.  

 





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