This major river forms the western most border of Texas.
The Rio Grande
100
This person was in charge of the Texans at the Battle of the Alamo. "Victory or Death!"
William Travis
100
The Texas Revolution was fought to gain independence from what country?
Mexico
100
These religious people founded the first European settlement in Texas.
Friars
100
A military outpost that usually was built to protect Spanish missions.
Presidio
200
The city of Houston is located in this region of Texas.
Coastal Plains
200
This Native Indian tribe had two different homes...a winter house and a summer house.
The Caddo
200
This person was in charge of the Mexican government and military. He personally fought in the war, and was captured in the last battle.
Santa Anna
200
Name one common reason a mission often failed in Texas.
Disease, Indians, Drought (Crops Died)
200
Spanish soldiers
Conquistadors
300
The panhandle (far north Texas) is mainly part of this region.
Great Plains
300
This person commanded the Texas forces in the Battle of San Jacinto.
Sam Houston
300
This was the first battle of the Texas Revolution. "Come and Take It!"
Gonzales
300
Name the famous chapel of the Mission San Antonio de Valero.
The Alamo
300
Catholic religious figures who tried to spread their beliefs and convert the Indians to the Catholic faith.
Friars
400
This region in Texas is located along waterways to include the Gulf of Mexico.
Coastal Plains
400
This Native Indian tribe used the buffalo 52 different ways. The buffalo was critical to their survival as a people.
The Commanche
400
There were no survivors of this battle except women, children and one slave. Those that would not surrender after the fighting were executed by Santa Anna.
the Alamo
400
The "Mother of Texas Missions"
Mission San Juan Bautista
400
People of Mexican heritage that consider Texas to be their home.
Tejanos
500
This region of Texas is farthest west. It consists of high altitude areas along with flat deserts.
Mountains and Basins Region
500
This person conquered the Aztecs in Mexico and built Mexico City on the Ancient Aztec capital.
Hernan Cortes
500
This is the year Texas gained its freedom from Mexico.
1836
500
The 1st Spanish Mission built in Texas was called San Francisco de los _________ (a term meaning "friend")