Following the Battle of the Alamo, the people of Texas began to run away from the Mexican Army. This time in history is known as the Runaway Scrape. Texans fled east and continued until the Battle of San Jancinto.
Let’s read about the Battle of San Jacinto.
-Answer the questions on your Texas History Writing Assignments.
-You can use the slider on this map to see a map of the battleground and see the satellite image of the area today.
Students: Ask your parents if you may watch one of these videos about the Battle of San Jacinto.
All ages: Watch this video about the Battle of San Jacinto by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
9+: Watch this video about Sam Houston and the Battle of San Jacinto.
-Fill in your timeline with the information from section 6 on the Lone Star Junction Timeline.
Do you recognize this painting of general Santa Anna’s surrender to General Sam Houston?
You can see this painting at the Texas Capitol in Austin, TX.
Santa Anna is the man on the left dressed in the white pants of an army private. The wounded Sam Houston is laying against the tree with his arm outstretched. The famous Texas scout “Deaf” Smith is listening and holding a rifle. Secretary of War Thomas Jefferson Rusk is standing leaning against the tree, and Colonel Mirabeau B. Lamar is standing behind Rusk -he later became the second president of the Republic of Texas. – Explore more by visiting the Bob Bullock Museum in person or here.
Did you know that even though General Santa Anna was captured, that was not the end of his story with the Mexican Army? Read more about Santa Anna on the San Jacinto Museum’s website.
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