Places
People
Party!
Politics
Purveyors
100

Houston is built near what body of water? 

Buffalo Bayou

100

a person skilled a making things by hand, a craftsman

Artisan.

100

a large flat-bottomed barge used to carry people/livestock across a river

Ferry

100

where did most enslaved people work during the Republic era?

Farms/Plantations.

100

the largest group of immigrants to TX ?

Germans

200

Which city was founded at a Ferry crossing on the Trinity River? 

Dallas

200

who used their own money to bring French immigrants over and start a settlement? 

Henri Castro.

200

large wagon used to transport people and goods, uncomfortable ride, but was widely used

Stagecoach

200

a person licensed and paid to bring settlers into a country

Immigration Agent.

200

major mode of transportation, first came to TX in 1830's, allowed 2-way travel on rivers

Steamboat

300

Where was a settlement of German-speaking FRENCH people established? (by which large city? )

San Antonio Area (Castroville)

300

What invention created an explosion in the Cotton Industry, that also led to an explosion in the Slave Trade industry?  *(100 bonus if you know the inventor)

Cotton Gin

Eli Whitney

300

new technology that came to TX in 1853, brought many people to TX

Railroads

300

the LAW protecting a person's home in TX (must know the YEAR also).

Homestead Act of 1839

300

instrument used to send electronic signals across wires, could communicate messages over long distances very quickly

100 bonus if you can name the inventor.

Telegraph

Samuel Morse

400

a person's HOME and it's surrounding land (protected in TX by law)

Homestead.

400

Inventor of the Steamboat

Robert Fulton

400

type of mill used for grinding flour and corn, there is a famous restaurant named this in New Braunfels

Gristmill

400

a grant of free land during the republic era of TX

Headright Grant.

400

What slowed or prevented growth of the W.S.Peters Colony in North TX? 

Border disputes and claims over land ownership

500

What was the main farming activity (crop) in BRAZORIA COUNTY in the 1840's? 

Sugar Cane farming.

500

the name for a floating mass of tangled driftwood that would block waterways/rivers. A large example of this was 6 miles long, and blocked a section of the Colorado river for several years during the Republic Era. 

Log Raft

500

What is the NAME of the famous Texas Longhorn (mascot) , that is a fine example of the most famous and popular breed of cattle during the Republic Era of TX? 

BEVO

500

What contributed to the growth and settlement of certain locations in TX Republic? 

Geographic features and natural resources (being close to rivers, coasts, existing roads).

500

Immigrants to TX brought in new breeds of sheep that were unique in what way?   Made them more profitable to raise

They produced more WOOL .

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