Explorers
Who is credited to have discovered the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
What war left England in debt?
French and Indian War
Which is the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales
First permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
Which document includes the first ten amendments?
The Bill of Rights
Who created the first map of Texas?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Who were the redcoats?
British soldiers
Who won the Battle of the Alamo
Mexico
Which country controlled the 13 colonies?
Great Britain
Which document was written to list grievances and separated the 13 colonies from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Who was looking for the seven cities of gold?
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Which battle was the turning point of the war?
Saratoga
What is a siege?
military blockade
Which river is the longest in Texas and borders Mexico?
Rio Grande River
Which document includes the following first three words "We the People"
The U.S. Constitution
Which French explorer sailed along the Mississippi River and reached the Gulf of Mexico?
Sieur de la Salle
In which event were five colonists killed by redcoats?
Boston Massacre
Who was William Travis?
Commander of the Texan troops at the Alamo
Which country allied with the American colonies after the Battle of Saratoga?
France
Which was the first representative government in the colonies?
Virginia House of Burgesses
Which explorered shipwrecked on the Texas gulf coast in 1528 and lived with the Karankawas?
Cabeza de Vaca
Battle of Yorktown
How many Texan prisoners were executed in Goliad?
350
Which colony was established in 1620 by Puritans who seeked religious freedom?
Plymouth
First government of the United States that failed due to weakenesses?
Articles of Confederation