Early Statehood
This immigrant group influenced the names and traditions of Texas towns like New Braunfels and Fredericksburg?
What are Germans?
The desire of the United States to expand its territory.
Why did United States’ decide to annex Texas?
Comanche chief
Led an attack on the Adobe Walls trading post
Adapted to a new culture and became a successful cattle rancher
Who was Quanah Parker?
Established the Republic of Fredonia.
Who was Haden and Benjamin Edwards?
He gave reason why Texas should remain loyal to the United States.
Who was Sam Houston?
Texas delegates use this document as a guide when writing the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
They brought new ideas and celebrations with them.
Who were the Europeans immigrants in Texas?
The innovation opened up new markets for goods within the United States.
What is railroad expansion?
What is the Law of April 6, 1830?
divided the South into 5 military districts required new state constitutions to include male suffrage (voting) required states to ratify, or approve, the 14th Amendment
What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867?
An additional document was added to the Constitution of the State of Texas of 1845 to protect Texans.
What is the Bill of Rights?
She recorded many events of Texas history daily in her diary.
Who was Mary Maverick?
This technological innovation contributed to the improvement of farming in west Texas and the closing of the open range.
What are windmills?
Come and Take it.
What was the Battle of Gonzales?
He was shot soon after the Civil War.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
President Polk sent troops to Texas, ultimately sparking a war.
What is the U.S. - Mexican War?
Blacksmith, innkeeper, and landowner in Nacogdoches First successful African American businessman
Who was William Goyens?
These immigrants were primarily responsible for railroad expansion in the 1800s.
Who were the Irish and Chinese immigrants?
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean as ordained by God.
What is Manifest Destiney?
It established schools, helped find jobs, and provided food for former slaves.
What is the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A captain of the Texas Rangers
Enlisted to help fight in the U.S.-Mexican War
Worked with the U.S. Army to capture Mexico City
Who was Jack Coffee Hays?
The Republic of Texas is no more.
What was 1845?
Opened up new markets for goods and trade.
How did railroad expansion affect Texas businesses?
He wrote a letter encouraging Texans to form their own government.
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
This put limits on freedmen.
What are the Black Codes?