Texas Revolution
This early 1835 fight in Gonzales is famous for the “Come and Take It” flag, where Texans resisted Mexican soldiers trying to take their cannon.
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
Texas had trouble trading, getting loans, and staying safe because Mexico refused to recognize its...
What is independence?
This idea encouraged the United States to expand across the entire continent from east to west.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This was the first battle of the Civil War, when Confederate forces fired on a U.S. fort in South Carolina.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This was the period after the Civil War when the United States rebuilt the South and restored the Union.
What is Reconstruction?
In 1836, Texans defended a fort in San Antonio against a much larger Mexican army. Even though all of the defenders were killed, their brave stand became a symbol of Texas courage.
What is the Battle of the Alamo?
This city served as the first capital of the Republic of Texas before it was moved.
What is Columbia?
This war began after a border dispute between Texas and Mexico over the Rio Grande.
What is the Mexican-American War?
Why were Sabine Pass and the Battle of Galveston both important during the Civil War?
What is allowed the Confederacy to protect important trading ports in Texas?
This amendment ended slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Texans won this decisive battle in about 18 minutes, forcing Santa Anna to surrender, securing Texas's independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
Name at least two reasons why Texas wanted to join the U.S.
What is protection from Mexico, help with debt, and recognition?
This agreement ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. a large amount of land in the West.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
This was the process in which Southern states officially left the United States before the Civil War began.
What is secession?
This amendment granted citizenship to African Americans and ensured equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This event caused Texans to flee east across Texas to escape the Mexican army, giving them time to regroup.
What is the Runaway Scrape?
This last president of the Republic of Texas helped carry out annexation by supporting Texas joining the United States.
Who is Anson Jones?
This conflict over whether it would be allowed in new western territories led to increased tensions between the North and South.
What is slavery?
This Virginia town was where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War.
What is Appomattox Court House?
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote after the Civil War.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This 1836 treaty ended the Texas Revolution, made Santa Anna leave Texas, and promised that Mexico would recognize Texas as independent.
What are the Treaties of Velasco?
Name at least three ways Sam Houston and Mirabeau B. Lamar’s presidencies were different.
Sam Houston: wanted peace with Native Americans, to reduce debt, and join the U.S.
Mirabeau B. Lamar: increased debt (more military spending), wanted to remove Native Americans, and wanted Texas to remain independent
Strong loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole.
What is sectionalism?
This was the last battle of the Civil War, fought in Texas roughly a month after the war had already ended.
What is the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
These were laws passed in Southern states after the Civil War that limited the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
What are Black Codes?