On joining the union, Texas became the 28th star on this flag.
What is the U.S. Flag?
100
The Texas State bird
What is the mockingbird?
100
This Texas hero was arrested and sent to prison in Mexico City. He is also the founder of Anglo-American Texas
Who is Stephen F Austin?
100
First military engagement of the Texas Revolution....resulted in only one dead Mexican soldier
What is the battle of Gonzales?
100
An important late comer to Texas they migrated from way up in Canada to the Texas panhandle region sometime around 1528 and became nomadic hunter gatherers
What is the Apache Indians?
200
The red, white and blue flag appears with its lone star and was adopted by the republic in 1839.
What is the Texas State Flag?
200
The state flower of Texas
What is the bluebonnet?
200
Elected first president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston?
200
Texans were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two week siege in San Antonio...but because of this battle, Texas won its independence from Mexico
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
200
Raiders of the south plains who were fierce warriors...they were known to be great traders. They had money and were well dressed
What is the Comanche Indians?
300
This flag pictures an eagle, a snake (an image from pre-Columbian mythology) and cactus on bars of brilliant green, white and red.
What is the Mexican Flag?
300
The state tree of Texas
What is the pecan tree?
300
Forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco, granting Texas its independence
Who is Santa Anna
300
Under order of Santa Anna nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans
What is the Goliad Massacre?
300
The coastal people who lived along the Texas Coast of the Gulf of Mexico...they were the favorite targets of many false myths and made up stories
What is The Karankawa Indians?
400
The red and yellow striped flag after 1785 depicts a lion of Leon and a castle of Castile on a shield surmounted by a crown.
What is the Spanish Flag?
400
The state vegetable of Texas
What is the sweet onion?
400
Wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence
Who is George Childress?
400
Texans under Sam Houston routed the Mexican forces under Santa Anna
What is the Battle of San Jacinto
400
North Texas plains Indians... and lived in and around the Texas panhandle. They were nomadic buffalo hunters and were famous for their long distance raids
What is the Kiowa Indians?
500
The first flag flown in Texas was the South's national emblem, "The Stars and Bars" of the Confederate States of America.
What is the Confederate Flag?
500
The state insect of Texas
What is the Monarch butterfly?
500
Best known as a hunter from Tennessee but moved to Texas and became a hero in the Battle of the Alamo...famous for his coonskin cap.
Who is Davy Crockett?
500
A naval and land battle at Texas' most important seaport...restored the island to Texas control for the remainder of the Civil War
What is the Battle of Galveston?
500
Central Texas hunter gathers who lived near Austin and hosts of the crossroads of Indian Texas...they were friendly and wanted to get along with other people