Texas History 1
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
An agent who brought settlers to Texas.
This group came to California seeking gold but ended up building much of the infrastructure of California (irrigation, railroads, etc) The faced long-term racial discrimination.
Chinese
This president was responsible for adding the Mexican Cession, Texas, and Oregon Country to the USA.
James K. Polk
Mexico claimed that the border between the U.S. & Mexico was at the _____________. The U.S. and Texas claimed that the border was at the ______________.
Nueces River, Rio Grande River
What famous Celebrity is a professor at the University of Texas?
Matthew Mcconaughey
This group of American immigrants settled in Texas for cheap land. They later fought for independence from Mexico.
Texans
What were the political causes of Manifest Destiny?
Deciding whether a state should be a slave or free state
What were the few requirements that the Mexican government placed on American citizens who lived in Texas?
Slavery is prohibited in Texas
Settlers had to become Mexican citizens
Settlers had to convert to Catholicism
During the Battle of San Jacinto... Get one right and I'll give it to you?
Sam Houston surprise attacked Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto.
630 Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 were captured.
Santa Anna was captured and was forced to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence.
Who is the governor of Texas?
Gregg Abbott
What were the terms of the Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico?
Mexico ceded (gave up) about half of its territory to the United States.
How did the Gadsden Purchase benefit the United States?
It secured a southern route for a transcontinental railroad on American soil.
What were the social causes of Manifest Destiny?
Racism and American Exceptionalism
The Mexican American war was sparked by....
A border dispute in Texas
What President was assassinated in Dallas?
J.F.K
He was the Mexican general who fought in both the Texas Independence and the Mexican American War
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Who was the first president of Texas? Hint: He led the Battle of San Jacinto and a city in Texas was named after him!
Sam Houston
Who was the American General that was sent to lead the U.S. Army in its battle with Mexico?
Zachary Taylor
This group came to the west to escape religious persecution.
Mormons
Who is from Dallas, Texas and is the voice of Lightning McQueen?
Owen Wilson
The annexation (addition) of Texas was opposed by many Americans because
Americans did not want to start a war with Mexico
Texas had too much debt
Texas would upset the balance between free and slave states
What were the economic causes of Manifest Destiny?
Cheap land for farming, and opportunities to get rich quick
This group was known for fur trapping, making relationships with Native Americans and their knowledge of mountain passes.
Mountain Men
At Goliad, more than 300 Texan prisoners were executed by Santa Anna.
True
Who was born in Dallas, Texas, he is in a boy band , and was on Disney Channel?
Nick Jonas