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- by 1830 how many americans moved to texas
- who took 150 taxans including davy crockett and jim bowie faced off against 6000 mexican troops
- on march 2 1836 many texans wanted independence from mexico, a new nation called
- in order to be a part of texas you had to be a roman catholic but what ended up happening
- what did the mexicans and texans fight over
- Mexico had given residents of Gonzales a cannon in _____ toprotect them from Comanche Indian raids
- led the Texans at Coleto Creek and surrendered to Urrea; later he was executed at Goliad by order of Santa Anna
- Which of the following wrote the phrase "I am besieged by a thousand or more of the Mexicans."
- On July 21, 1861: Union forces under __________, marchedsouthwest out of Washington D.C. toward Richmond, Virginia toconfront Confederate forces under General Beauregard
- Hernando de Soto's came to Texas and Mexico for what reason
- Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836) was the son of Moses Austin and the most prominent empresario of Mexican Texas. He brought more than 1,000 families to Texas in the 1820s.
- What Confederate general became famous as a result of the First Battle of Bull Run?
- Moses Austin, Stephen Austin, and Martin de Leon were all:
- What did Clara Barton do that played a major role in disaster relief long after the war?
- What were the major issues of the Mexican war
- Which Texan worked to have Texas annexed by the United States?
- Which of the following events occurred AFTER voters in Texas approved the state's new constitution and annexation ordinance?
- As a result of the U.S.-Mexican War, the southern boundary of Texas was —
- Which of the following best describes the significance of the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
- Texas thought the ______________was the border