Category 1: The Texas Revolution
This was the first battle of the revolution, also known as the "Come and Take It" battle.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
Texas joined this side during the Civil War because of disagreements over slavery and states' rights.
What is the Confederacy?
After the Civil War, Texas boomed thanks to these "drives," including the famous Chisholm Trail.
What are cattle drives?
Texas was perfect for this type of activity because of its wide-open spaces and good weather.
What is military training?
This region is flat, humid, and where most people in Texas live.
What is the Coastal Plains?
This 13-day siege resulted in a Texan loss but inspired many others with the bravery shown by the defenders.
What is the Alamo?
This major holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free.
What is Juneteenth?
In 1901, the discovery of oil at this location changed Texas forever.
What is Spindletop?
This famous Texan was the most decorated soldier of World War II.
Who is Audie Murphy?
This branch of government is responsible for making the laws.
What is the Legislative branch?
This was the final battle where Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna in only 18 minutes.
What is San Jacinto?
This General arrived in Galveston to announce that all enslaved people were free.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
The Spindletop "Boom" moved the Texas economy away from farming and ranching toward these two things.
What are industry and oil?
This U.S. President and WWII hero was born in Texas.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
This region in West Texas is dry, desert-like, and has a high elevation.
What is the Mountains and Basins region?
This was the main reason Texans fought for independence: they felt this leader was taking away their rights.
Who is Santa Anna?
Since most fighting was further east, Texas supported the South by providing soldiers and these two main supplies.
What are cotton and beef?
This term describes the movement of people from small farms to big cities like Houston and Dallas for jobs.
What is urbanization?
The demand for these two resources for planes and tanks gave the Texas economy a huge boost during the war.
What are oil and gas?
The Governor of Texas is the head of this branch, which carries out the laws.
What is the Executive branch?
In 1836, Texas officially became its own country, known by this name.
What is the Republic of Texas?
The Civil War in Texas was fought largely over these two specific issues.
What are states' rights and slavery?
Besides cattle, this "king" crop was a massive part of the Texas farming economy after the Civil War.
What is cotton?
This term refers to the activities and life in Texas (away from the battlefields) during the war.
What is the "Home Front"?
This branch, made up of courts and judges, explains and interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial branch?