Famous Folk
What was the name of the former governor of Tennessee who ended up leading the Texas resistance against Mexico
Sam Houston
What was the name of the fort that held out against the Mexican army without reinforcements earning fame in American/Texan mythology
The Alamo
Name one of the two most common forms of transportation in the west
Railroad or Horse carriage
Did you hear about the circus fire?
It happened in tents
Who was the President of Mexico who fought the Texan rebels
Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
Why did the Mexicans initially allow Americans to settle the land
Because Mexicans didn't want to settle it so they needed the Americans to develop the land
What is the name of the device that was meant to make cotton production easier and inadvertently increased slavery within the United States
A Cotton Gin
What kind of person can catch squirrels
Someone who is nuts
Who was the contractor working for the Mexican government who had to squash previous rebellions
Stephen Austin
Why did American initially not accept Texas into the Union
They wanted to avoid antagonizing Mexico and knew that Texas wanted to be a slave state
What caused western expansion
A population boom and desire for land
Why did I get fired from the calendar factory
Started taking too many days off
Name one of the three co-commanders who fought at the Alamo
Davy Crockett, James Bowie and William B. Travis
Where was the final battle fought during the Texas revolution
The Battle of San Jacinto
What is the term used to describe America's destiny to settle the west
Manifest Destiny
Why don't eggs tell jokes?
The crack themselves up
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
What was the name of the town where Texans were massacred leading to the Rebels becoming outraged
Goliad
What was the name of the Agents or Contractors who would Work to recruit American settlers
Empresarios
How many Texans does it take to change a lightbulb?
Just one, but they won't stop talking about how they screwed it in bigger and better than everyone