Regions of Texas
Colonization
Revolution
Civil War
Age of Oil
Famous Texans
100
The four regions of Texas
What are Coastal Plains, Central Plains, Great Plains and Mountains and Basins?
100
Name given to Stephen F. Austins first colony
What is The Old 300?
100
Flag for this battle
What is the Battle of Gonzales?
100
Main issue that led to the Civil War
What is slavery?
100
Event that started the Petroleum Industry in Texas
What is SpindleTop?
100
Known as the "Father of Education"
Who is Mirabeau Lamar?
200
The Piney Woods are located in the region
What is the Coastal Plains?
200
First person to receive a land grant from the Spanish government to establish an Anglo-American settlement in Texas
Who is Moses Austin?
200
When 300 Texan soldiers were executed by the Mexican Army
What is the Massacre at Goliad?
200
First state to secede from the Union
What is South Carolina?
200
Year that oil was discovered at SpindleTop
What is 1901?
200
Calvary established by Stephen F. Austin to protect the new colonies of Texas
Who are the Texas Rangers?
300
Palo Duro Canyon is located in this region
What is Mountains and Basins?
300
Leader of the Texans defending the Alamo
Who is William B. Travis?
300
President of the Confederate States of American
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
Oil when it is pulled from the ground, before refining
What is crude?
300
President of the Republic of Texas when Texas was annexed by the United States
Who is Anson Jones?
400
Most cotton was grown in this region
What is Coastal Plains?
400
Location where Texans declared their independence from Mexico
What is Washington on the Brazos?
400
General that led the Union Army
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
400
Controversial process for exacting oil by pumping water into the ground
What is fracking?
400
Known as the "Father of Barbed Wire"
Who is Joseph Glidden?
500
Largest state park located in the Mountains and Basins region
What is Big Bend?
500
Year that Mexico declared independence from Spain
What is 1821?
500
Leader of the Texan army at the Battle of San Jacinto
Who is Sam Houston?
500
Federal law that over turned the Missouri Compromise allowing slavery north of the 36 30 line
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
500
Year the massive oil fields of East Texas were discovered
What is 1930?
500
Helped Moses Austin convince the Mexican government to allow Anglo-Americans to settle in Texas
Who is Baron de Bastrop?