Facts
Name the First President of Texas? What was he in favor of for the state of Texas to be welcomed?
Sam Houston and in favor of the annexation of the United States.
This report gave the Mexico information about their statues in Texas that: Anglo-American settlers greatly outnumbered Mexicans in northern parts of Texas.
Mier y Terán Report
In which Battle did General Santana had the Texas army surrounded and defeated them under General William Travis?
Battle of San Jacinto
In which Treaty did the United State get the territories of New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and Colorado
The Treaty of Hidlago
Name the 2nd president of Texas?
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Why did Texas join the Confederacy?
Texans believed that the practice of slavery would be abolished if they remained in the Union.
In which Battle did the Texas Army defeat Santana and became the rallying cry for the Texans who went on to fight at Goliad.
The Alamo
What was the main function of the Texas Rangers?
Protect Texan natives from the Indians.
Mirabeau B. Lamar was in favor of one thing and against another for Texas?
Opposed annexation and in favor of moving the capitol to Houston.
What was Sam Houston's main goal in his 2nd term as president of Texas?
Texas becoming part of the United States (annexed).
In which battle did the both fighting sides decided to stop the fighting as an agreement?
The Battle of Palmito
Juneteenth is a national holiday that celebrates what?
Slaves freed in Texas
What two Texas presidents had problems with the Indians attacking the settlers?
Houston and Lamar
Mexico did not agree with the annexation of Texas because of what reason?
The border between the United States and Mexico know as the Rio Grande.
In which battle did the Texas Economy suffered the following looses: • Shortages of coffee, paper, medicine, and clothing • Decline in cotton production • Difficulty finding free labor
The Civil War
What happened to the slave population during Texas early statehood?
The slave population increased, because Texas was in favor of slavery.
What caused the Fredonian Rebellion
Dispute over land around Nacogdoches
Why did Texans not want Texas to become part of The United States?
Texans were in favor of slavery
Condemned the Centralist government for violating the Constitution of 1824 and determines the reasons why Anglo-Americans had conflicts with the Mexican Army.
The Turtle Bayou
How did location and geography affected Texas during the Civil War?
News didn't reach Texas until well after it was announced.