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Battle of Gonzales
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the founder of Gonzales | Green De Witt |
| Gonzales is called the "__________ of Texas" | Lexington |
| Gonzales __________________ the Texas Revolution | Started |
| The battle of _____________ was fought over a a small ____________ | Gonzales Cannon |
| This cannon was left in the panhandle by _______________ | Coronado |
| _____________ gave this cannon to Texas in 1835 to protect them from ______________ | Mexico Tonkawa |
| Who is this cannon supposed to have been passed down from? | Coronado |
| What was this cannon made of? | Brass |
| What pound (Lb) cannon ball would it shoot? | 1 |
| How much did the cannon weigh? | 87 |
| Did the cannon work upon the Texans receiving it? | no |
| Why did santa anna want the cannon back? | He did not want the cannon used against him |
| Did the citizens of Gonzales return the cannon? | Heck no |
| What were mounted Mexican troops called? | Dragoons |
| What did the citizens of Gonzales do with the cannon? | buried it |
| Where was the cannon buried? | peach orchard |
| How was the cannon discovered MANY years later? | A huge flood |
| Where did the first "confrontation" occur between the 150 Dragoons and the 18 Texans | The Guadalupe River |
| "If you want this here cannon, you'll just have to ................................" | come and take it |
| Gonzale's Mayor Andrew ponton compared giving up the cannon similar to giving up his....... | Wife |
| What river separated the Dragoons and the Texan army? | Guadalupe |
| Flooding caused the Guadalupe to be what? | Uncrossable |
| Other than the phrase "come and take it" what else was on the flag raised at the battle of gonzales | Cannon Lone star |
| When the mexican forces started to get larger and larger what did the Texan men decide to do? | dig up the cannon from the peach orchard |
| Children gathered things to be fired from the cannon which included what? | Scrap metal Glass Mexican Money |
| When Texans finally did get reinforcements to help the Texan Army at gonzales grew to....... | 150 |
| The morning of the surprise attack the weather favored the Texans because it was | foggy |
| What was the date that the Texans decided to surprise attack the Mexicans | Oct. 2nd 1835 |
| Why did the cannon crack during battle | not shooting traditional cannon balls from it |
| what was the cannon nicknamed | "Flyin' Artillery" |
| When the army of Texas finally grew to over 300 they nicknamed themselves what? | Volunteer army of Texas |
| Who was in charge of this 300 man army from Texas? | Stephen F. Austin |
| What happened to the cannon on the way to San Antonio | Wagon overheated and the cannon was buried |
| How long was the cannon buried? | 101 years |
| How long did it take Historians to prove that the "found" cannon was actually the cannon from Gonzales | 86 years |
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