Frontier Texas, 1846-1861

South Texas included ___________of the state population in 1860 but was dominated by Tejanos.

• More than 50%

• less than 10%

• More than 25%

• Less than 1%

Rapid growth of the Anglo population in Texas pressured many Mexican Americans out of traditionally Tejano centers such as

• Dallas and Houston

• Austin and Amarillo

• Galveston and Nacogdoches

• San Antonio and Victoria.

The US Army established a chain of new forts in ___________ Texas in the aftermath of the US-Mexico War.

• North

• South

• East

• West

The first battle of the war between the US and Mexico occurred at ___________ when Mexican troops attacked US forces

• Palo Alto

• Brownsville

• San Angelo

• Los Angeles

Tejanos who herded and cared for cattle were known as _____________.

• Conquistadores

• hijos de vacas

• hombres muy peligrosos

• vaqueros

____________ led an armed rebellion in the Rio Grande Valley in 1859 in response to Anglo mistreatment of Tejanos in South Texas.

• Che Guevara

• Colonel Juan De La Pena

• Juan Cortina

• Fernando Valenzuela

In 1848, Colonel Jack Hays led more then 30 ___________ from San Antonio into West Texas to explore the region and establish greater ties to El Paso

• Houston Texans

• Houston Astros

• Texas Rangers

• Texas Longhorns

The largest group of Indians in Texas, __________, struggled as bison populations declined on the Plains.

• The Cheyenne

• The Comanche

• The Sioux

• The Wichita

What part did Texas play in the Mexican American war

• A boarder dispute between the United States and Mexico in Texas

• Texas asked the United states for help in there rebellion against Mexico

• The desire of Texas to take over all of Mexico

• The claim that The Red River marked the southern border of Texas

In 1875, Quanah Parker’s band of Texas Comanche were the last ________________

• To be killed in by the Texas Rangers

• To accept land from Texas and establish a cotton Plantation

• to Pledge loyalty to Texas

• to abandon Texas for Indian Territory