The Republic of Texas and Texas as a State
The Fight for Independence
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Facts about American Buffalo
Cowboys, Cattle, and Railroads
100
What is it called when you owe money to someone.
Debt
100
The word that means, "to withdraw or pull back."
Retreat
100
Slavery was allowed in "these" states.
Slave states.
Southern states.
100
How many buffalo (bison) lived in North America before they were hunted by the white settlers?
About 50 million
100
The first cowboys in Texas were called this.
(White settlers were very impressed by them and their skills)
Vaquero.
200
What was Texas called before it became a state?
The Republic of Texas
200
Who was the President of Mexico and General of the Mexican army?
Santa Anna
200
"These" states do not want to have slaves.
Free States
200
What part or parts of the buffalo did the white settlers in North America want?
Their Hides
200
What are cattle?
What do people use cows or cattle for?
Cattle are cows or bulls that people raise for their meat, milk, or hides.
300
This person is in charge of the entire state of Texas.
(Think of the job title)
(+150 points if you can name the person who has this job right now)
Job Title: 
The Governor
Current Texas Governor: Greg Abbott
300
This famous mission was really important in the Battle of 1836 and is now a tourism hot spot in San Antonio.
The Alamo
300
Who were the Presidents of the North and the South during the Civil War?
(You will get 150 points for each correct answer)
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
300
How did Native Americans hunt and kill buffalo?
They would lead them off a cliff.
300
What were some of the jobs that cowboys had?
Cowboys herded cattle on cattle drives, repaired fences and buildings, and took care of the horses.
400
DAILY DOUBLE!
A Daily Double when you can bet any number of points that you have. If you get the question right, then you get that many points. But if you get it wrong, you lose that many points.
Here's the question:
What is it called when a country adds a new territory to their land?
Annexation
400
What was written on the flag at the Battle of Goliad?
Come and Take It!
400
If the North was called the Union during the Civil War, then what was the South called?
The Confederacy
400
Free Points
You just got 400 Free Points!
400
Which immigrants were responsible for building much of the railroads in the United States?
Chinese immigrants
500
Who was the second president of the Republic of Texas?
Mirabeau Lamar.
(I will also accept Lamar)
500
Who was the General of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution?
Sam Houston
500
Texans celebrate this every year on June 19th. It marks the celebration of freedom from slavery.
Juneteenth
500
Name as many parts of the buffalo and uses for each one as you can.
(50 points for each item that you can think of, but you only have 15 seconds)
500
This project made traveling through the United States much easier, and reduced travel time crossing the West from from about six months by wagon to just four days.
The Transcontinental Railroad