MYTHS AND UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF THE REVOLUTION

POST-PROGRAM ACTIVITY:

1.

Families fleeing Santa Anna's approaching army during the Runaway Scrape had to pack quickly and make choices about what they wanted to bring. They also hid their prized possessions by burying them in the ground.

What three objects in your home are the most important to you and your family? What would you choose to hide? “Bury” your three objects in the ground, and write a paragraph describing the objects and why they are important to you.

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2. on Canvas

Many painters took up the challenging story of the Texas Revolution and used their imaginations by using paint on the canvas. What part of the story would you draw for future audiences?

Select a “scene” from the Texas Revolution and draw or paint in the frame below. Be sure to include: -landscape -important people in the story -buildings -action

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3. Texas Revolution Matching Match the name of the person below to their role in the Texas Revolution.

A. William B. Travis _____ Wrote Texas Declaration of Independence

B. David Crockett _____Famous frontiersman, died at the Alamo

C. George Childress _____Child inside the Alamo

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D. Antonio Lopez _____Commander of Texans inside the Alamo de Santa Anna

E. Juan Seguin _____Female survivor of the Alamo

F. _____Fought at the

G. Enrique Esparza _____ General and leader of Mexico

4. Texas Revolution Matching KEY

A. William B. Travis __C__ Wrote Texas Declaration of Independence

B. David Crockett __B__Famous frontiersman, died at the Alamo

C. George Childress __G__8 year old child inside the Alamo

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D. Antonio Lopez __A__Commander of Texans inside the Alamo de Santa Anna

E. Juan Seguin __F__Female survivor of the Alamo

F. Susanna Dickinson ___E__Fought at the Battle of San Jacinto

G. Enrique Esparza __D__ General and leader of Mexico

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