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Fall '25 Sem. Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the result of the Council House Fight? | Comanches were massacred by Texas officials |
| Why did the U.S. oppose annexing Texas? | Texas was a slave state |
| Where did President Lamar move the capital? | Austin |
| Why did the U.S. finally decide to annex Texas? | U.S. wanted to expand its territory |
| Who was appointed a captain of the TX Rangers and created a training program for new Rangers? | Jack Coffee Hayes |
| What did European immigrants bring with them to Texas? | their ideas and celebrations |
| What led to the Cordova Rebellion? | disagreements over land titles between Anglos and Tejanos |
| Whose writings tell us about TX events and daily life? | Mary Maverick |
| What was the result of Texans attacking the town of Mier and being captured? | They had to pick a bean from a pot to find out if they lived or would die |
| Who was the first successful African American businessman who was also a blacksmith and innkeeper? | William Goyens |
| Which event during Lamar's presidency caused the debt to rise and create more tension with Mexico? | Santa Fe Expedition |
| Who forced natives out of Texas and was against annexation? | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Who was for annexation and wanted peace with Natives? | Sam Houston |
| Who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, was a congressman, and was a prisoner in Mexico? | Jose Antonio Navarro |
| What is the defining characteristic of the Republic of Texas? | Texas is a country |
| What year did Texas stop being a Republic and was annexed by the U.S.? | 1845 |
| What did Sam Houston replace the Texas Army with? | Texas Rangers |
| Who promoted peace and encouraged trade with Natives through treaties? | Sam Houston |
| Who set aside land in Texas for the development of public schools and universities? | Mirabeau B. Lamar |
| Who called congress into session to accept annexation by the U.S.? | Anson Jones |
| Who came to Texas looking for better economic opportunities and cheap land? | German/European immigrants |
| Who disliked and wanted the Cherokee to leave Texas? | Lamar |
| What document confirmed Texans support for a Federalist government and pledged to honor the Mexican Constitution of 1824? | Turtle Bayou Resolutions |
| What led to the Mexican government issuing the Law of April 6, 1830? | the Mier y Teran investigation |
| Which event from the TX Revolution did General Urrea not want Fannin butchered? | Goliad Massacre |
| How were Karankawa Indians different from other Natives? | They had dugout canoes used for fishing |
| What Texas region can you find Palo Duro Canyon and the Caprock Escarpment? | Great Plains |
| How were Comanches different from other Natives? | They hunted buffalo on the Great Plains |
| Which European country only wanted to established trade with Native Americans? | France |
| What was the result of La Salle's expedition in Texas? | Spain became interested in Texas again and started colonizing it. |
| Who captured the Aztec empire in Mexico? | Hernan Cortes |
| Who mapped the Texas coastline for Spain? | Pineda |
| Who explored Texas and lived among the Karankawa? | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Who searched for Cibola and explored the southwest region of the U.S.? | Coronado |
| What document created the new state of Coahuila y Tejas, established a Republic, and divided government power into 3 branches? | Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 |
| What government attempted to put down filibusters in TX and created division between the rich and poor? | Spanish government |
| What government wrote the Constitution of 1824 and allowed U.S. immigrants to build colonies in Texas? | Mexican government |
| What method did Anglos use to settle in Texas? | empresario contracts |
| What industry did vaqueros help evolve? | Cattle industry |
| What natural resource were mission, presidios and settlement built near? | Rivers and springs |
| Why did Spain close missions in east Texas? | Natives rejected Christianity and Spanish culture |