Famous Texans and Others
Leader of the Union Army who forced Lee to surrender at Appomattox Court House
Grant
Agreed location of the Texas border after the Mexican-American War
Rio Grande
How the cowboys transported cattle to trains
Long Drive
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
President of the U.S during Texas annexation
James K. Polk
The area in West Texas where cattle freely grazed in the late 1800s
Open Range
How the South was able to reenter the Union
Reconstruction
April 9, 1865
End of the Civil War
Exiled leader of Mexico, gained power back during the Mexican-American War
Santa Anna
Bloodiest day in American history
Antietam
Lincoln's proclamation to free all slaves in the Confederacy
Emancipation Proclamation
November 11, 1918
End of World War I
Governor of Texas at the start of the Civil War, against secession
Sam Houston
Oil was discovered in a massive quantity at a single drilling site
Spindletop
Environmental disaster caused by drought and over-farming
Dust Bowl
Official end to World War II with the surrender of Japan
September 2, 1945
Last major leader of the Comanche
Quannah Parker
Last battle of the Civil War, occurred after the war had ended
Palmito Ranch
The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Annexation of the Republic of Texas
December 29, 1845