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WorksheetsTX25-26 - RoT Houston and Lamar
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
* first President of the Republic of Texas
* made treaties with Native Americans
* attempted to prevent new conflicts with Mexico
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Which famous person is described above?
Sam Houston
Ronald Wilson
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Stephen F. Austin
Read the passage provided.
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Which line from the passage identifies a possible reason that there was conflict between the Texans and the Native American tribes?
EARLY PRESIDENTS OF TEXAS
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* SAM HOUSTON - had a significant (a) [money owed to other countries]
- Used the (b) to protect against American Indians
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* MIRABEAU LAMAR - forced the (c) out of Texas
- "Father of (d) in Texas"
- Established a new (e) [calling it "Austin"]
Which section on this map is "The Republic of Texas"?
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[hint #1 - it covers more area than Texas does today]
[hint #2 - it includes part of what is now Oklahoma]
[hint #3 - the eastern border of Texas hasn't changed since then]
Which of these groups was used by President Sam Houston to protect his fellow Texans from unfriendly American Indian tribes?
the Texas Rangers
the Houston Texans
the Dallas Cowboys
the San Antonio Spurs
Organize these options into the right categories. WHEN COMPLETE THERE SHOULD BE TWO [2] ITEMS IN EACH CATEGORY.
lived along the shores of Texas
used canoes to fish and travel
lived in adobe villages
farmed along the Rio Grande
hunted the buffalo on horseback
lived in tepee villages
* first battle of the revolution
* Texans were defending a cannon
* showed the Texans could defeat the Mexican Army and win independence
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Label this image with the name of the battle that is described above.
Match the following descriptions to the correct FAMOUS PEOPLE from Texas History.
mapped the Texas coast in 1519, claiming the land for Spain
PINEDA
conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City as a capital for New Spain
CORTES
President and military leader of Mexico during the revolution
MASSANET
brought Mexican immigrants to Texas during the 1820s
MARTIN de LEON
established Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas
SANTA ANNA
Martin de Leon was an empresario who brought _____ immigrants to Texas in the 1820s, helping to increase the population of Texas quickly.
French
Mexican
Anglo
American
Each battle of the Texas Revolution pushed the Mexican Army farther into Texas [and farther away from Mexico].
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Which TWO [2] of these choices are disadvantages that the Mexican Army had to face during the war? YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS
the Mexican Army was fighting over unfamiliar terrain
the Mexican Army was untrained and unprepared for battle
the Mexican Army supply lines were stretched
the Mexican Army was fighting against two enemies: the Texans and the French
