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Texas History ACP
Texas History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The first Americans walked across a land bridge called | Beringia. |
| The Caddo lived in houses made of | grass and animal skins |
| Karankawa | the indian group that lived on the coast |
| Cabeza De Vaca | spent the most time and covered the most territory in Texas |
| Francisco Vásquez de Coronado | searched for two years and found no gold. |
| The fort started by Rene-Robert Cavalier and Sueur de La Salle | was found empty and in ruins when the Spanish arrived. |
| Tejanos in Mexican Texas | earned money by ranching |
| An empresarios | is a man that gets gives and is in charge of the land. |
| Rio Grande river | the natural border that is shared by Texas and Mexico |
| East Texas is a good for its lush forest because | it is wet |
| You will find cacti in | the Mountains and Basins region |
| Texas is located in the | Southwest region of the United States |
| The highest point in Texas is found in the | Mountains and Basins region |
| The large body of water that is next to the Gulf Coastal region is the | Gulf of Mexico |
| Jumano people got their food by | farming |
| Why did ancient people in Texas modify the environment by digging quarries? | They wanted flint to shape into points for spears and arrows. |
| The Atakapa adapt to their environment by | by using alligator oil as an insect repellant |
| Sam Houston | served as commander in chief of soldiers in Texas during the Texas revolution and as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas. |
| In 1836, the new government's most problem was | most people still wanted to be a part of Texas. |
| Texas soldiers attacked Mexican troops at Goliad to | protect settlers from Mexican soldiers. |
| Anson Jones | served as the the last president of the republic of Texas. |
| The new republic of Texas set up the organization called the Texas rangers in order to | to defend settlers on the frontier from attack. |
| A dictator | is a ruler who does not answer to the people. |
| One of causes of the Texas revolution was | Stephen Austin's arrest in Mexico. |
| Another cause of the Texas revolution against mexico was | Santa Anna sent troops to Texas to fight. |
| The battle of the Alamo | is one of the main reasons Texas is a part of the United States and not a part of Mexico. |
| Santa Ana surrounded the Alamo in a _______ in order to force Texas to surrender. | siege |
| After winning independence, Texans elected a ___, or group of elected representatives | congress |
| Texans built a tall ___ near San Jacinto to remind them of the battle that took place there. | monument |
| Santa Anna agreed to sign a ___, a formal agreement, between Mexico and Texas. | treaty |
| After the war, President Houston planned ways Texas would repay the ___ it owed to others, who had supplied money during the war. | debt |
| Led a troop of 17 volunteers from Tennessee to fight at the Alamo | Davy Crockett |
| Led the Texans at the Alamo after James Bowie became ill | William Travis |
| Mexican general who attacked the Alamo | Santa Anna |
| Texans had won two battles against the Mexicans, so they believed they could defeat ___'s army. | Santa Anna |
| Texas needed its own plan of government so the leaders decided to write a ___. | constitution |
| Santa Anna sent troops to ___ so the people of the town got ready to defend themselves. | Gonzales |
| Austin wanted his troops to be safe near ___, so he sent a group of 90 soldiers ahead to look for a place to camp. | San Antonio |
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