S.S. Texas independence from Mexico

Question 1

1845

Answer 1

Texas joins that United States

Question 2

1836

Answer 2

Texas declared Independence from Mexico.

Question 3

What was the first battle of the Texas Revolution?

Answer 3

Battle of Gonzales

Question 4

what were Spain’s three main motivations for exploration in the New World

Answer 4

Gold
God
Glory

Question 5

What new tehcnologies were used by the early Native Texans

Answer 5

bow arrow
pots

Question 6

what did the invention of the bow and arrow help with

Answer 6

let Natives kill animals better

Question 7

what did the invention of the pot help with

Answer 7

helped natives store food

Question 8

what killed most of the Native Americans after the European arrived

Answer 8

Diseases

Question 9

Who was Alonso de Pineda; what did he do

Answer 9

Pineda was an explorer who was the first person to explore, map, and see the Texas coast.

Question 10

1519

Answer 10

Pineda sees and maps the Texan coast

Question 11

1718

Answer 11

San Antonio de Bexar was established

Question 12

1821

Answer 12

Mexico got independence from Spain

Question 13

what was the runaway scrape?

Answer 13

Many Texans ran away from Santa Anna after his army was advancing

Question 14

Houston policies

Answer 14

-save money
-stay peaceful with Mexico and Natives
-wanted annexation from US
- didn’t focus on public education system

Question 15

Lamar’s policies

Answer 15

-spent money
-wanted war with Mexico and Natives
-didn’t want annexation
-worked to build good education system

Question 16

Why didn’t Houston serve another term after his first one

Answer 16

In Texas, no person could serve for two straight terms

Question 17

Who was Cabeza de Vaca and what did he do

Answer 17

Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked and lived as a captive of the Karankawa, he led the first party of Spaniards to land on Galveston Island, and he was believed to be a medicine man by the Native Americans.

Question 18

. Who was Coronado, where did he explore, and what was he searching for?

Answer 18

Coronado was a Spanish explorer who came to North America looking for Cibola, or the legendary cities of gold.

Question 19

who was La Salle

Answer 19

he was a French explorer and searched for the mouth of the Mississippi River in order to establish a colony there for France.

Question 20

What was the primary reason for establishing missions in Texas?

Answer 20

The primary reason to establish missions in Texas was to spread Christianity and convert the Native Americans.

Question 21

Why did the Spanish missions in Texas fail?

Answer 21

Spanish missions in Texas failed because the Native American population inside the missions shrank; Native Americans did not care for the mission way of life; drought; disease; and they cost the King too much money to maintain.

Question 22

What things did the Gutierrez-Magee expedition accomplish? What ended the expedition?

Answer 22

The expedition helped Mexico achieve its independence from Spain. It came to end at the Battle of Medina.

Question 23

How did Colonel Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara help Mexico achieve independence?

Answer 23

He helped organize the Army of the North, made up of US volunteers, which captured Nacogdoches, Goliad, and San Antonio.

Question 24

What did Father Miguel Hidalgo do on Sept. 16, 1810? Why is this significant?

Answer 24

Father Miguel Hidalgo gave the Grito de Dolores on Sept. 16, 1810, calling for Mexican people to revolt against Spain and seek independence.

Question 25

Give three examples of empresarios in Texas.

Answer 25

Stephen F. Austin, Green DeWitt, Martin de Leon

Question 26

What did Stephen F. Austin do in Texas? What is he known as?

Answer 26

He brought the first Anglo Americans to Texas and settled a colony. He is known as the father of Texas?

Question 27

Who was George Childress?

Answer 27

George Childress was the sole author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Question 28

For what is William Barrett Travis best known?

Answer 28

Commanding Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo. He also wrote the victory or death letter.

Question 29

Why did Lamar send soldiers to Santa Fe? What happened to the soldiers during their journey?

Answer 29

Lamar sent soldiers to Santa Fe to annex the city because of the Treaties of Velasco. The soldiers were surrounded by the Mexican army, marched to Mexico City, and imprisoned.