Texas History 1

Question 1

Manifest Destiny

Answer 1

Cultural Belief popular in US in early-mid 1800

Question 2

Six current states that were part of Northern Mexico in 1830 (prior to Texas independence)

Answer 2

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Texas

Question 3

Stephen Austin

Answer 3

made money selling parcels of land in Texas until there were 7000 former Americans living in Texas

Question 4

number of Texans killed defending the Alamo

Answer 4

187

Question 5

Mexican General who attacked the Alamo

Answer 5

Santa Ana

Question 6

The three most famous Texans killed at the Alamo

Answer 6

Davy Crockett, William Travis, and James Bowie

Question 7

The year Texas won its independace

Answer 7

1836

Question 8

The Battle that won Texas its independace

Answer 8

Battle of San Jacinto

Question 9

Sam Houston

Answer 9

A Texan General who lead to battle of San Jacinto and was the first president of Texas

Question 10

Texas was independent from ____ to ____

Answer 10

1836 to 1891

Question 11

In 1840 there were how many slave states and how many free states?

Answer 11

13

Question 12

No is spanish for?

Answer 12

no

Question 13

The mexican army war went from ___ to ___

Answer 13

1846 to 1848

Question 14

What river did MEXICO think was the Texas border?

Answer 14

Queces

Question 15

What river did the USA think the texas border was at?

Answer 15

Rio Grand

Question 16

The __ won the war

Answer 16

US

Question 17

Mexico signed what treaty?

Answer 17

The treaty of Guadalupe

Question 18

What year did Mexico sign the treaty of Guadelupe

Answer 18

1848

Question 19

When the US won the war, they acquired…

Answer 19

california, nevada, new mexico, arizona, and utah