Texas History Flashcards
(28 cards)
Who is William B Travis?
Leader of Texans at the Alamo victory of death
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
Father of Texas anglo settlers to Texas
What is the Washington on the Brazos?
site of declaration of independence
Who were the first Europeans to enter Texas
Cabeza de Vaca and Esteban
What is a empresario?
Land agents who brings settlers to Texas
what happened on April 21,1836
Texas becomes independent of Mexican rule.
The battle of San Jacinto.
Who is Santa Anna?
the Mexican dictaor
who was George C. Childress ?
Author of the Texas Declaration of Independence
Who was Susanna Dickinson?
spreads news of the fall of the Alamo.
Who was jim Bowie ?
Co-commander at Alamo until he falls ill
Where was San Antonio located at?
Located at Mission San Antonio de Valero (the Alamo)
what were the four Native American cultures?
plains, southeastern, publeoan, and gulf cultures.
1519
Pineda maps the coastal regions of Texas
1528
Cabeza de Vaca and Esteban shipwreck in Texas and are first Europeans to enter Texas
1845
Texas is annexed by the US
Goliad
Site of excavation of Fannin and his men
Native American Era
11,000BC - to present however most were driven out by 1850
Republic of Texas Era
1836 - 1845 Texas is an independent Republic
Coastal Plains
Flat, rivers,Oil and Gas, Houston, Dallas rainfall, hurricanes,HOT summers
N. Central Plains
Gentle Hills, Fort Worth(stockyards) Waco ( Cameron Park Zoo), agriculture, mild winters, tornados, HOT summers
Great Plains
Canyons, plains, Canadian and Red Rivers, Amarillo, Lubbock (Texas Tech),agriculture, oil, cold winters, HOT summers, Tornados
Mountains and Basins
Mountains, Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers El Paso, agriculture, oil, dry, HOT summers and Cold winters
LaSalle
French explorer who accidentally lands in Texas and leads Spanish begin to settle Texas (with Missions)
Empressarios
Land agents who bring settlers to Texas. Famous example Stephen F. Austin
