Texas History: Key Figures and Events

How did vaqueros in Mexcian Texas earn their living?

• By raising and herding cattle

• By farming beans and corn

• By making candies from tallow

• By making tamales

How did Lorenzo de Zavala show his support for a democratic government when Mexico was under Spanish rule?

• He spoke out against the Spanish government and founded a church.

• He opposed the Mexican revolution and became an empressario.

• He opposed the Mexican revolution and was sent to jail.

• He spoke out against the Spanish government and was sent to jail.

Which of the following were accomplishments of Texas emressario Martin de Leon?

• He founded a colony and started its first school.

• He founded a colony that became a center for livestock.

• He founded a land grant with his wife.

• He founded a school and a church.

What effect did immigration from the United States have on the growth of Texas?

• Texas grew slowly as new settlers continued on to Mexico

• Texas grew quickly as thousands of new settlers arrived.

• Texas grew slowly as a few hundred new settlers arrived

• Texas grew as new settlers fought

  with Texas.

Why did Stephen F. Austin want land with particular geographic features - rivers, rich soil, and trees - for the location of his colony?

• So colonists had fresh water, good framland and pastures, and building materials.

• So colonists had fresh water, good building materials, and flat roads.

• So colonists had fresh water and power for factories.

• So colonists had power for factories and flat roads.

Which Austin colonist invented condensed milk?

• Kian

• Jane Long

• Gail Borden

• Moses Austin

What is the origin of the state celebration, Texas Independence Day, which is held each year on the second of March?

• The day in 1836, delegates at the Convention of 1836 voted in favor of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

• That day in 1835, 300 volunteers attacked Mexican forces in San Antonio.

• The day in 1833, Stephen F. Austin traveled to Mexico City to talk to Mexican officials.

• That day in 1824, delegates at the Consultation of 1824 voted in favor of the Constitution of 1824.

Why is it significant that Jose Antonio Navarro signed the Texas Declaration of Independence?

• He led the committee that wrote the Declaration.

• He was one of the three Tejano delegates who signed the Declaration.

• He was one of the three colonists from the United States who signed the Declaration.

• He was the only former member of the United States Congress who signed the Declaration.

Who was Juan Seguin, and what part did he play in the early days of the Texas Revolution?

• He was a young Tejano rancher and leader who joined the "Army of the People" as it marched to San Antonio.

• He was a young Tejano rancher and the leader who helped townspeople defeat Mexican soldiers at Gonzalez.

• He was a colonist from the United States who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence.

• He was a colonist from the United States who took part in the Battle of Goliad.

What became the battle cry of Sam Houston's troops?

• No rendirse, muchachos!

• Come and take it!

• Don't forget Texas!

• Remember the Alamo!