TEXES History 233 Exam

Battle of Gonzales - ANSWER-First battle of the Texas Revolution; 10-2-1835 Battle at San Jacinto - ANSWER-Last battle of Texas Revolution, won by the Texans; Stephen F Austin - ANSWER-Established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas; believed issues could be solved within the Mexican Structure; Secretary of State of Texas 1830 Law - ANSWER-Mexican official made it illegal for any more Americans to move into Texas Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca - ANSWER-After attempting to go back to Cuba, he would land in Galveston, Texas and live in East Texas. José De Escandón - ANSWER-First governor of Nuevo Santander and is known as the "Father of the Rio Grande Valley" Laredo - ANSWER-Founded by Tomás Sanchez de la Barrera y Garza (with permission from José de Escandón) and was the largest/most successful Spanish settlement Francisco Hidalgo - ANSWER-Was a missionary to the Caddo Indians; with his letters & help from Louis Juchereau de St. Denis established a permanent European occupation in Texas Texas Rangers - ANSWER-Hired by Stephen F Austin for an expedition against the Indians and would later help during the Mexican War Buffalo Soldiers - ANSWER-Name given to the 4 regiments, especially the 2 calvaries of African Americans, by the Plains Indians Quanah Parker - ANSWER-Last chief of the Quahada Comanche Indians Sam Houston - ANSWER-US Congressman and Tennessee governor; first president of Texas Hawaii - ANSWER-Was led by a Hereditary Monarch; Queen wanted no outside influence but her people revolted and asked the US for help; became a state in 1959 World War I - ANSWER-Sinking of Lusitania, German U-Boat aggression, Zimmerman Note Sparta - ANSWER-Oligarchic military state; strict; farmed