What Year? | ||
#1 | What year was the siege of the Alamo? | 1836 |
#2 | What year did the Battle of Gonzales take place? | 1835 |
#3 | The law of April 6, ____ took away Texans' Independence. | 1830 |
#4 | What year was the founding of San Antonio? | 1718 |
#5 | The American Declaration of Independence was signed in what year? | 1776 |
Key Players | ||
#1 | Who was the dictator of Mexico? | Santa Anna |
#2 | Who was at the Alamo during the siege and wrote a letter to bring volunteers to Texas? | William B. Travis |
#3 | Who was a Tejano that fought for Texas? | Juan Seguin |
#4 | Who was a Texan who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence? | George Childress |
#5 | Who was the officer who was executed along with his army at Goliad? | Colonel James Fanning |
Early Texas | ||
#1 | Who was the first European to explore the Texas coast? | Alonso Pineda |
#2 | Who was the first European to set foot on Texas soil? | Cabeza de Vaca |
#3 | Who fought for Mexico's Independence from Spain? | Father Francisco Hidalgo |
#4 | What were the first families to settle Texas called? | Old Three Hundred |
#5 | List all four regions of Texas. | Coastal, North Central, Great, and Mountain and Basins |
Battles | ||
#1 | What battle was Bowie, Travis, Santa Anna, and Crockett involved in? | Battle of the Alamo |
#2 | What battle was the FIRST battle of the Texas Revolution? | Battle of Gonzales |
#3 | What battle was the FINAL battle in the Texas Revolution? | San Jacinto |
#4 | What battle was the FIRST battle of the American Revolution? | Lexington |
#5 | What battle was the FINAL battle of the American Revolution? | Yorktown |
Comparing Texas and American Revolution | ||
#1 | Which revolution(s) fought harsh rulers with powerful armies? | Both |
#2 | Which revolution(s) fought for rights they did not have? | Texas |
#3 | Which revolution had fewer battles? | Texas |
#4 | Which revolution(s) fought for causes they believed in? | Both |
#5 | Which revolution(s) were left alone to rule themselves? | Both |
Final Question | |
List three of the four main influences of Spain on Texas. | Language, architecture, horsemanship, government |