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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