Author Question: In the final attack on the Alamo, __________. A. Santa Annas army easily broke through the Alamos ... (Read 40 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

In the final attack on the Alamo, __________.

A. Santa Annas army easily broke through the Alamos walls and killed all of the defenders while suffering only a handful of Mexican deaths
B. the fighting lasted all day, as Mexican troops found it almost impossible to breach the Alamos thick walls
C. William B. Travis was captured and taken back to Mexico City, where he was executed as a war criminal
D. a few defenders including David Crockett were taken prisoners at the end of the fighting and then executed by Mexican officers

Question 2

After the Battle of the Alamo was over, __________.

A. the bodies of the defenders were burned in two funeral pyres
B. the bodies of the defenders were given a Christian burial in a mass grave
C. Santa Anna sent an unusually accurate account of his losses back to Mexico City, in order to silence his critics
D. Santa Anna then executed several dozen San Antonio residents as traitors for aiding the rebels