Dates
Geography
Native Americans
Battles of TX Rev
Ethnic Groups
100
In what year did the United States annex Texas and add it as the 28th state?
1845
100
This region has the most people, cities, and rivers in Texas.
Coastal Plains
100
Native Americans of the Plains like the Comanche hunted this animal.
Buffalo
100
1st battle of Texas Revolution; Mexico tried to "come and take" a cannon
Gonzales
100
Slaves in Texas could escape to this country that abolished slavery nearby.
Mexico
200
In what year did Mexico become an independent country?
1821
200
This region is the driest with the smallest population.
Mountains and Basins
200
Puebloan tribes in the Mountains and Basins region built with this material.
Adobe
200
This leader was arrested at Anahuac and killed at the Alamo after calling for "Victory or Death!"
William B Travis
200
Who Mirabeau Lamar killed or forced to leave Texas
Cherokee / Native Americans
300
In what year did Texas become an independent country?
1836
300
This flat region includes the Panhandle, the Comanche, and many buffalo.
Great Plains
300
This Native American culture ate fish, oysters, sea turtles, and clams in large amounts.
Gulf Culture
300
What happened to the Texan defenders at the Alamo?
All 200 Texan defenders were killed.
300
Texas passed a law in 1840 that required county sheriffs to do this to free African Americans in the country.
Sell them into slavery.
400
In what year was the town of San Antonio founded?
1718
400
This state is located directly north of Texas.
Oklahoma
400
The name of the most warlike tribe in Texas; they lived in the Great Plains
Comanche
400
Who was the Texan commander at Goliad
James Fannin
400
Why Northern states were opposed to annexation
The spread of slavery
500
In what year did Cortes take over Mexico and de Pineda map the gulf coast?
1519
500
Why most people settled in the Coastal Plains
Access to rivers + Gulf of Mexico
500
The name of the Gulf tribe that lived in Dickinson and Galveston; they enslaved Cabeza de Vaca for several years
Karankawa
500
The battle in which Texas captured Santa Anna and won its independence
San Jacinto
500
Texas president who supported Native Americans
Sam Houston