Texas geography & natives/explorers
What is the wettest region of Texas?
The coastal plains
What is a empessario?
An agent who brings settlers exchange for land
when was the Alamo?
December 1835
What was the Kansas Nebraska Act?
Slavery would be decided through a vote in Kansas and Nebraska
What did the boom and bust cycle happend to?
Cotton and Cattle
which region has the highest elevation?
Mountains and basins
What is a friar?
A member of the Catholic church who works in missions
When was the battle of Gonzales?
October 2nd 1835
Who were northerners with?
They were with the Union
What is urbanization?
When cities and towns shift from rural to urban
what tribes are sedentary?
Tonkawa, caddo
what year was the louisiana purchase?
1803
What was the battle cry said during the Battle of San Jacinto?
"Remember the Alamo" "Remember Goliad"
who were southerners with?
They were with the confederacy
When was spindletop?
1901
what tribes lives in adobe houses?
Jumano, Tigua
when did Mexico gain independence from Spain?
1821
what was the battle of the Texas Revolution?
The Battle of San Jacinto
What was the Missouri compromise?
A law issuing the slavery in Missouri
When was the invention of the automobile?
1908
which explorer lived with the karankawa tribe
Cabeza de Vaca
in 1821 what country controlled Texas?
Mexico
When was the Council House Fight?
January1840
who was the president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the reform movement?
organized efforts to improve laws, customs, or institutions without replacing them.