Texas State Symbols/Geography
What is the Texas state flower?
Bluebonnet
Name 2 native Texan tribes.
Comanche
Lipan Apache
Caddo
Karankawa
Jumano
What country did Cabeza de Vaca come from?
Spain
What was the name of the Mexican dictator who marched on the Alamo?
Santa Anna
What event led to Texas REJOINING the Union in 1870?
The Civil War
Where did people discover oil in Texas in 1901?
Spindletop; Beaumont, TX
What river forms our southern border?
The Rio Grande
Which native Texan tribe lived along the gulf coast?
Karankawa
mud bricks
Where was Santa Anna defeated?
Battle of San Jacinto
What do we call the day that Texas received the news of the emancipation of enslaved individuals?
Juneteenth
What is it called when a society changes from mostly farming to using more machines and factories?
Industrialization
What is our State nickname?
The Lone Star State
Which of the native Texan tribes were NOT known for being friendly?
Comanche
What country did Robert de la Salle work for?
France
Name a reason why Texas wanted to gain its independence from Mexico?
They wanted freedom of religion, they spoke different languages, they wanted free public schools, they wanted to vote for their leaders, sometimes innocent people were thrown in jail.
What Texas industry boomed in the late 1800s with the expansion of ranches and the introduction of long cattle drives?
The cattle industry
A hard time in Texas (and the United States) when many people lost their, jobs, homes, and life became challenging?
The Great Depression (1929-1941)
What is our state bird?
Mockingbird
The Jumano’s homes were made differently than that of other native texans. Their homes were called Adobe. What were they made of?
straw and mud
What two European countries claimed land in Texas for themselves?
Spain and France
Texas’s new constitution was modeled after whose constitution?
The United States
What was the main purpose of the railroad industry?
increase the movement of goods and people to different places
What was the period of drought in the 1930s when strong dust storms damaged the land?
The Dust Bowl
What four states border Texas?
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Name 3 things that native texans might have eaten?
Corn, pumpkin, sunflowers, deer, buffalo, bison, fish, shellfish, turtles, berries, prickly pears, elk, black bear, rabbits, squash
How many flags have flown over the state of Texas? Double points if you can name them!
6 (Mexico, Spain, France, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, United States)
Name one of the presidents of the Republic of Texas.
David G. Burnet
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
Anson Jones
What was the impact of the Red River War on Indigenius tribes in Texas?
it led to the forced movement of tribes from their ancestral lands
What are 2 things Texas helped supply to troops overseas during World War II?
Beef, medical supplies, weapons, petroleum products, equipment