Major Eras
Texas fought against Mexico for independence.
What is the Texas Revolution?
Travis signed his letter with these last 3 words
Victory or death
Santa Anna ordered his troops to do this to the Texas prisoners
kill all the prisoners
States that wanted no slavery.
What is the Union?
Texas leader who advocated for hostile treatment of Native Americans.
Who is Mirabeu Lamar.
Texas admission to the US in 1845.
What is Early Statehood?
The number of days that the Battle for the Alamo lasted
12 days
Only had 150 soldiers fighting at this place.
Who are the Texans at the Alamo?
States that wanted to keep slavery.
What is the Confederacy?
1st president of Texas who led the battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Sam Houston?
Helps historians and educators organize events making it easier to study the past and political evolution.
What was the purpose of dividing Texas into eras?
The fall of the Alamo inspired Texas in the Battle of San Jacinto.
What is the significance of the Battle of Alamo?
Took a letter to Sam Houston explaining what happened at the Alamo.
Who is Susanna Dickinson?
Amendment that gave slaves freedom.
What is the 13th amendment?
Old 300
The first Anglo-Americans to settle in Texas
Texas secedes from the Union with 11 states where they fight over the right to keep slavery in their state.
What is the Civil War?
Battle where Texas won its independence.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
Sent out scouts and spies. Destroyed a bridge. Waited for Mexican soliders to take a nap and then attacked them
The establishment of this federal holiday due to the Emancipation Proclamation being passed.
What is Juneteenth?
The Father of Texas
Stephen F. Austin
Texas struggles for independence, establishment of a government, and conflicts with Native Americans and Mexico.
What is the Republic of Texas?
Letter that inspired people of Texas to join together at Gonzales
What was the impact of the Victory or death letter on the fight for Texas Independence from Mexico?
Agreements in the Treaties of Velasco
Texans believed that slavery was vital to their economy.
Why Texas became part of the civil war?
Texas celebrated on March 2nd 1836
What is the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence?