"A"ll About Texas
People from the United States who came to live in Spanish, and later Mexican Texas?
Who are Anglos?
Houston was a U.S. Representative and the Governor of this state before moving to Texas.
What is Tennessee?
Austin was this type of business man who brought Americans to Mexican Texas.
Thanks to the Spanish vaqueros, this industry is a big money maker for the Texas economy.
What is the cattle industry?
Most Tejanos love to unwrap this traditional food, especially during Christmas, which dates back over 8,000 years.
What are tamales?
The Jumanos used this brick material to build their homes.
What is Adobe?
He was the President of Texas between Houston being 1st and 3rd.
Who is Mirabeau B. Lamar?
Austin was arrested and brought to this capital city, where he spent one year in jail.
What is Mexico City?
This global event took Texas out of the economic crisis known as the Great Depression.
What is World War II?
We see French influence in East Texas in large part due to the mishap landing of this French explorer at Matagora Bay.
Who is René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle?
Some people in Texas used enslaved people from this continent.
What is Africa?
After his father died, Houston went to live with this group of Native Americans.
Who are the Cherokee?
Austin ran for president of the new Republic of Texas but lost to this man.
Who is Sam Houston?
Once overlooked by Spanish explorers, this natural resource helps fuel the Texas economy.
What is oil or black gold?
A great example of Mexican cultural influence in Texas is the yearly observance on September 16 of this event, first uttered by Padre Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810.
What is El Grito de Dolores?
Industry in the U.S. North, before the Civil War, and this in the South.
What is Agriculture?
Santa Anna's Mexican army was defeated and forced to grant Texas independence after this event.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
The initial settlers Austin brought to Texas were known as this.
What are the "Old Three Hundred?"
Port Laredo is the busiest land-based port of entry to the United States, with over $1.1 billion in goods crossing daily over this natural boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
City names such as El Paso, San Antonio, and Laredo show the influence of this Country.
What is Spain?
This city was called Waterloo before it was changed to this in 1839.
What is Austin?
Houston stuck to his principles, which caused his removal as Governor because he refused to let Texas do this.
What is secession (secede or withdrawal from the Union)?
Being considered the founder of Anglo Texas, Austin is known as this?
What is the "Father of Texas"?
Before the Civil War, this was the main crop grown in Texas.
What is cotton?
While many people in Texas speak Spanish, most people speak this language, which shows American cultural influence.
What is English?