Texas Revolution
This battle became the rallying cry for the Texas nation
What is the Alamo?
Which President focused more on peace and limiting spending?
Describe what happened when America tried to make a deal with Mexico
Rejected them by not talking to them (Or some version of this)
Which political group was most popular in Texas before the Civil War?
Democrats
People who maintained cows and found them places to graze
Cowboys and Cattleranchers
Colonel James Bowie gave command to which leader at the Alamo
Who is William Travis
Which President focused on establishing Texas as an independent nation to be reckoned with?
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
What happened to start the war?
The U.S. crossed into Mexico, and Mexico killed U.S. troops
This area was the most significant trading port in Texas that the North wanted to cut off
What is Galveston?
This group burned down homesteads in Texas
Who are the Natives?
Texas defeated Mexico on Dec 9th, 1835 in which battle?
The two groups that Texas had to fight with
Who are the Natives and Mexicans?
When did the Mexican American War end?
February 2, 1848
Name one detrimental effect the war had on Texas?
Answer varies
This type of farm focused on providing for their family and selling some cash crops
What city fell on October 10th, 1835, resulting in the capture of many Texan troops
What is Goliad?
In what year did France recognize Texas as a nation
1839
Who believed that it was America's Manifest Destiny to take the Western hemisphere of the U.S.?
James K. Polk
This Texan police force helped reinforce the Southern troops
The Texas Rangers
Before Cotton, this cash crop was grown throughout Texas
Tobacco
In which direction did Santa Anna's troops come from
South (I said from, not to)
These two groups in East Texas sparred frequently during Houston's presidency
Moderators and Regulators
How much money did the U.S. pay Mexico for their territory after the war?
15 million dollars
Which Texas hero was kicked out of office?
Sam Houston
Catholic Social teaching that emphasizes people's right to provide for themselves and maintain self-sufficiency apart from a job
Distributism