Vocabulary
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Texas Fun
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What does ARCHIVES mean?
Public records, papers, or documents.
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CHIEF BOWLES was who?
An important Cherokee who signed a treaty in 1836 during the Texas Resolution.
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The Texas Revolution happened during this time period, and Sam Houston was elected the first president of the Republic of Texas. What year did these things happen?
The events happened in the year 1836.
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Name this war. This War was about moving archives from Austin, and then the citizens didn't want them moved. The citizens then chased the officials to keep them from moving.
This war is the ARCHIVES WAR.
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How many cannons did they have at the Alamo?
They had 21 cannons.
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A written promise to pay a sum of money in the future. What word goes with this definition?
Promissory Note
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SAM HOUSTON was the General of the Republic of Texas Army, and the first president. n How do we remember him today?
We have a highly populated city called Houston, Texas for his remembrance.
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Texas joins the United States in what year?
It was the year 1845.
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Fill in the blank. The ________________ Expedition was on march 1842-1844. it was the border confrontations between Texas and Mexico, during the days of the Republic.
The blank is MIER.
200
How many times was SAM HOUSTON president of thee Republic of Texas?
He was the president of the Republic of Texas twice. The very first president and the third president.
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A formal ruling passed by both houses of the legislature and intended to become law. Unscramble The word that goes with this definition. A- nueevRe B- tenbiaC C- tionJ solRenitou
C- tionJ solRenitou = Joint Resolution
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MIRABEAU B. LAMAR was who?
MIRABEAU B. LAMAR commanded the cavalry at the battle in San Jacinto.
300
Where was the Capital during Sam Houston's first presidency?
The place of the capital was Houston, Texas.
300
Which one is the meaning of the COUNCIL HOUSE FIGHT? A- 1840 was a conflict between the Republic of Texas officials and a Comanche because of a truce of negotiating peace. B- deciding if the house next door or down the street should be the Council House C- The council members were fighting inside the house.
A- 1840 was a conflict between the Republic of Texas officials and a Comanche because of negotiating peace.
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How many flags did the Texans salute between the Battle of Gonzales and the signing of the Texas Declaration of independence?
The Texans saluted 8 flags between those two major events. ( In the TX History Textbook on page 231 )
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Which Definition goes with ANNEXATION? A- the amount of money a national government owes B- the spread of paper money with red ink on the back C- the act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one
C- the act of adding or joining a territory to an existing one
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Who does the following describe? Was a lawyer who raised an army of 500-700 volunteers in the Texas Revolution.
This describes FELIX HUSTON
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Where is the new capital now since the site in Houston had problems for being the capital. It is here for the memory of Stephen F. A.
Austin, Texas is where the capital of Texas Is Today.
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Fill in the blank. The SANTA FE EXPEDITION was the Republic of Texas ending a compromise of 1850 Texas claimed land North and West of its _____________ ____________.
Santa Fe
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Who said this quote? I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country- VICTORY OR DEATH
Lieutenant Colonel William Barret Travis said this before the Battle of the Alamo.
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What does REVENUE mean? A- a type of street B- the annual or current income of government C- no money coming in to a charity
B- the annual or current income of a government
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What did ANSON JONES support?
ANSON JONES supported annexation.
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What happened in Salado, Mexico?
Where Texans were taken prisoner, and then escaped in Salado then recaptured.
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What war is this? A rival between two countries who didn't care for the law, and who cared for it to move to east Texas.
The Regulator-Moderator War
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What does TEXAS mean?
Texas means "friends"
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