Republic of TX
This was the first president of Texas
Who is Sam Houston?
Not only was this man the leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution, he also led Mexico during the Mexican American War. He is still hated by many.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
This battle saw the Confederacy use Cotton Clad Steamships to retake a key port city in Texas
What is the 2nd Battle of Galveston?
Before the Railroad made it to Texas, how did ranchers get their cattle to Markets in the North and East
What are cattle trails/cattle paths
Why did the US send people to kill buffalo in the frontier?
What is to starve the Native People?
This is reason many Northern States did not want Texas to join the US
What is it expanded slavery?
Texas was annexed by the US in this year.
What is 1845?
This was the year the Civil War started
What is 1861?
African American soldiers who fought against Comanche and Apache in the frontier after the Civil War earned this nickname from the natives because of either their bravery or their curly hair.
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
The Germans tried to get Mexico into World War I by promising to give them Texas and other states in this letter if they won. Things did not exactly go to plan.
What is the Zimmerman Letter/Telegraph
This is one of only 4 countries to have recognized Texas as a country after its independence from Mexico.
What is (any of these): -the US
-England
-France
- Holland
This war helped gain territory for the US from Mexico as well as solidify Texas as separate from Mexico.
What is the Mexican-American War?
This was the last battle of the Civil War. It was fought after the end of the war because News traveled slowly to that area of the Confederacy.
What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
After the war, this was greatly expanded around Texas. It made it easier to transport cattle, and goods unloaded in the Port of Houston could move quickly to other parts of the US because of it.
What is the Railroad?
The 19th amendment legalized this when it was ratified in 1921. It is used to this day.
What is women suffrage/right to vote?
This type of Constitutional idea makes sure no one person has too much power.
What is a Limited Government
These Natives, known for their expertise with horses, were great warriors and would raid settlements who encroached on their territory.
Who are the Comanche?
This was the day news made it to Galveston that announced that all slaves in Texas are now free.
What is Juneteenth?
After the Civil War, Texas was mostly undamaged from fighting and helped supply most of the North with this product who wanted it in their diet.
What is beef?
President Lyndon Johnson fought to end racial discrimination and segregation by passing this Act.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
This part of the Texas and the US Constitution makes sure things such as Freedom of Speech, Limited Government, and Representation are included.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This Compromise let states choose for themselves if they wanted to joined the US as a free or slave state. It ended up becoming one of the factors leading to the Civil War
What is the Compromise of 1850?
While governor of Texas before the Civil War, this man refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America. He was shunned despite being a previous war hero and president.
Who is Sam Houston?
With the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes in this year, Reconstruction ended.
What is 1877.
During this war in the first half of the 20th century, jobs in the armament, aircraft and defense industries became plentiful to Texans.
What is World War II?