Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
22 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
In the early 1830s, who did the Federalists elect as the president in Mexico?
Martin de Leon
Anastasio Bustamante
Santa Anna
Augustine de Iturbide
- 2. Multiple Choice
The images above are most closely associated with what important event in Texas history?
the Fredonian Rebellion
the Protest at Anahuac
the Battle of Gonzales
the Convention of 1832
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was in command of the Texan army?
Santa Anna
Sam Houston
David G Burnet
Stephen F Austin
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Victory or Death letter, written by William B. Travis in 1836?
Travis was explaining his decision to immediately surrender his army
Travis wanted the U.S. Army to declare war on Mexico as soon as possible
Travis was ordering his soldiers to retreat to the U.S.
Travis needed reinforcements to help him fight against Mexico
- 5. Multiple Choice
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
Texas
Mexico
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did the final battle of the Texas Revolution happen?
San Jacinto
The alamo
Goliad
Gonzales
- 7. Multiple Choice
How many States are there in USA?
40
20
50
60
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many senators are in each state?
1
3
4
2
- 9. Multiple Choice
How many branches of government does USA have?
3
4
2
5
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who is the 1st president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Donald Trump
George Washington
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich region of Texas is the largest and most populated? [and it's the one that YOU live in]Coastal PlainsNorth Central PlainsMountains and BasinsGreat Plains
- 12. Multiple ChoiceName the era of Texas History that involved Spain setting up dozens of missions and presidios in different parts of Texas.Spanish Colonial EraNatural Texas and Its PeopleRepublic of Texas EraMexican National Era
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat mission was the first permanent settlement of Europeans set up in Texas?
Hint - it was built in 1682 and located in the El Paso areaSan Juan BautistaDiego del PasoCorpus Christi de la YsletaSan Francisco de los Tejas - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat important mission was built in 1718? hint: it will eventually be called "the Alamo"San Francisco de los TejasSan Juan BautistaSan Antonio de ValeroSanta Cruz de San Saba
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWho was the most successful Texas empresario, and later known as the "Father of Texas"?Moses AustinSam HoustonSanta AnnaNONE OF THESE ARE CORRECT
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Texas Revolution begin?
Hint - a flag that said "Come and Take It", and Texans fighting to defend their town's cannonGonzalesGoliadGalvestonGeorgetown - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Texans win a decisive 18-minute battle against the Mexican Army, and then they managed to capture the Mexican dictator on the following day?San JacintoSan FelipeSan AntonioSan Marcos
- 18. Multiple Choice
The discovery of oil at Spindletop happened in 1901.
1718
1821
1901
1519
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which states border Texas?
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
All of the above
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy did European countries start exploring the world?furs, trade, moneygold, God, glorysmallpox, mustangs, CibolaTexas
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe root cause of the US-Mexican War was thatTexas wanted to control MexicoMexico and the US could not agree on the Texas-Mexico borderThe US stationed soldiers along the Rio GrandeUS built a fort at Brownsville
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the belief that the United States should own all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific?Ashworth ActratificationManifest Destinynone of the above
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags