Famous Texans
Who is known as the “Father of Texas”?
Stephen F. Austin
What famous mission battle lasted 13 days in San Antonio?
The Alamo
What is the capital city of Texas?
Austin
What animals were driven north on cattle drives?
Cattle (longhorns).
Which side did Texas join during the Civil War?
The Confederacy
Who became president of the Republic of Texas after independence?
Sam Houston
Texas fought for independence from what country?
Mexico
Texas has four main geographic regions. Name THREE.
Coastal Plains
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins.
Name a famous cattle trail used to move herds north.
Chisholm Trail.
What document officially ended slavery in the United States during the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
Who helped lead Texan forces to victory at San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
What battle won Texas independence in only about 18 minutes?
The Battle of San Jacinto.
What river forms a large part of Texas’ southern border with Mexico?
Rio Grande
Why were railroads important to Texas ranchers?
They shipped cattle and goods faster.
What holiday celebrates the announcement of freedom to enslaved Texans?
Juneteenth.
Who was the Mexican general defeated at San Jacinto?
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Name one famous defender of the Alamo.
Davy Crockett OR James Bowie OR William B. Travis
Which region includes large cities like Houston and Dallas and has forests and grasslands?
Coastal Plains.
What invention helped farmers fence land and end open-range ranching?
Barbed wire.
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery?
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Who survived the Battle of the Alamo and helped tell others what happened there?
Susanna Dickinson
What city was the temporary capital during the revolution’s final victory?
Houston area (near San Jacinto).
What is the highest natural point in Texas?
Guadalupe Peak
What Native American group relied heavily on buffalo on the Texas Plains?
Comanche.
After the Civil War, many Texas farmers who did not own land worked under what farming system where crops were shared with landowners?
Sharecropping.