In his diary, Colonel William F. Gray discusses the fear when the Mexican Calvary approached _____.

• Bastrop

• Goliad

• Columbia

• Harrisburg

"Some of us may be killed... But, soldiers remember the Alamo! The Alamo! The Alamo! Victory is certain!"

Who is accredited to saying the above to encourage the Texas army before the battle of San Jacinto?

• Juan Seguín

• Sam Houston

• William Travis

• David Burnet

In the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the authors list complaints against ____.

• the Second Continental Congress

• King George III

• the British Parliament

• British settlers

In a market economy the goal is ___.

• survival

• consolidation of resources

• profit

• control

Who proposed to set aside public lands to finance public education in Texas?

• Elisha M. Peace

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Stephen F. Austin

The French and Indian War of 1754 was called the ___ in Europe. It was a precursor to the American Revolution.

• Canadian Indian War

• Creek War

• Northwest Indian War

• Seven Year's War

A _____ is where voters select who will govern the city, state, or country.

• primary election

• special election

• general election

• referendum

What was one of the main differences between the Puritans and Pilgrims?

• The Pilgrims wanted to become missionaries to the Native Americans.

• The Puritans wanted to become missionaries to the Native Americans.

• The Pilgrims wanted to separate completely from the Church of England.

• The Puritans wanted to separate completely from the Church of England.

In 1836, Santa Ana defeated Texas forces at the Alamo and Goliad before moving eastward to the San Jacinto River. It was there that he was defeated and captured by ____.

• William Travis

• Stephen F. Austin

• Henry Smith

• Sam Houston

The Magna Carta outlined a concept called ____, meaning an individual must be charged with a crime before they could be imprisoned.

• impressment

• quartering

• prohibition

• habeas corpus