Battles/Wars
Miscellaneous 1
Texas Facts 1
Miscellaneous 2
Vocabulary
100
How long did the Battle of Alamo last?
3 hours
100
Texas is known as the _____________________ state?
Lone Star State
100
What is the state tree of Texas?
Pecan
100
What are the 2 biggest cities in Texas?
Houston, San Antonio
100
What is a cowhand?
Vaquero
200
Who was the president of Mexico 12 times?
Santa Anna
200
How many US presidents were born in Texas?
2
200
What is Santa Anna surrender his Mexican army to Texas forces ending the battle of Texas independence?
San Jacinto
200
How many counties are in Texas?
254
200
What is a series of laws in a constitution that protect specific rights of citizens?
Bills of Rights
300
What is the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales.
300
Name one country that flew it's flag over Texas.
Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States of America, Union
300
What county will you find the Alamo?
San Antonio de Bexar
300
What is the highest point in Texas?
Guadalupe Peak
300
What is a person who works to end slavery?
Abolitionist
400
What are the causes of the civil war?
Slavery, Tariffs, Sectionalism, States' Rights
400
What is the most populous county in Texas?
Harris
400
What is the longest River in Texas?
Rio Grande
400
What is the US president that administered Texas into the Union in 1845?
James Polk
400
What is a Spanish military outpost?
Presidio
500
What is the last battle fought in the civil war that was held in Texas?
Battle of Palminto Ranch
500
Texas joined the United States as the _____________ state.
28th
500
What is the year that Texas became a state in the union?
1845
500
What is the first President of the Republic of Texas?
Sam Houston
500
What is public land that could be used by anyone, usually for grazing cattle?
Open Range
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