1st semester review Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Cibola	7 cities of Gold
Cabeza de Vaca	Spanish explorer who was lost and became a Shaman to the Native Americans
Mountain and Basin	Driest region of Texas
Gulf Coastal region	Best region for growing crops
Nomadic tribes	Hunters who live in temporary houses
Sedentary tribes	Tribes living in permanent dwellings
LaSalle	French explorer
Stephen F. Austin	Father of Texas who brought first settlers to Texas
Commander of the Mexican army	Santa Anna
Sam Houston	1st president of Texas
Anson Jones	Texas president during Texas annexation
Mirabeau Lamar	Texas president who improved education and wanted Native Americans out of Texas
Manifest destiny	Controlling land from sea to sea
James K. Polk	President during Mexican War
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago	Treaty ending Mexican War
William Travis	Cammander who died at the Alamo
Sectionalism	Loyalty to your state over the country
Secede	Leave the Union
Abraham Lincoln	President of the Union during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis	President of the Confederacy
Abolitionist	Wants to end slavery
Battle of Gettysburg	Turning point of the Civil War
Appomattox Courthouse	Place Lee surrendered to Grant
Fort Sumter	First shots of Civil War
Robert E. Lee	General of the Confederate troops
Ulysses S. Grant	General of the Union troops
Reconstruction	Rebuilding the South
13th Amendment	Freed slaves
14th amendment	Gave citizenship to African Americans
15th amendment	Gave voting rights to African Americans
Battle of San Jacinto	Battle in which Texas gained independence
Quanah Parker	Last Indian Chief of the Comanches
Buffalo Soldiers	provided protection from Native Americans
state's rights	view that a state's interest should come before the nation's

Created by: Mreyff