In the 1820s Mexico allowed settlers from the United States to move into Texas. Who led those settlers and helped start the first legal American colony in Texas?

By the 1830s the settlers in Texas and the Mexican government disagreed about laws, taxes, and how Texas would be governed. What did these disagreements lead to?

In 1836 a small group of Texan defenders held the Alamo against the Mexican army for thirteen days. Who commanded the Texan defenders there?

The Alamo was an old mission building in San Antonio that Texan defenders used as a fort in 1836.

Davy Crockett was a frontiersman and a former member of Congress from Tennessee. What did he do in Texas in 1836?

Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. Which event came next in the Texas Revolution?

On April 21, 1836, Texan forces defeated the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto and won the Texas Revolution. Who commanded the Texan army in that battle?

Texan forces defeated the Mexican army at San Jacinto in 1836. How was Texas governed during the nine years between that victory and 1845?

In 1845 the United States added Texas to the Union after the Republic of Texas asked to join. Adding a new area to a country in this way is called ___.

Texas had been an independent republic with its own president. Congress then voted to admit it to the United States. What changed for Texas on that day?

Stephen F. Austin's first colonists settled along the Brazos and Colorado rivers in the 1820s. What nickname did this first group of families become known by?

In 1834 Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna took more power for himself and shut down Texas's local self-government. How did this affect the Texas settlers?

Which country governed Texas before the Texas Revolution began?

What was the main goal of the Texas Revolution?

Stephen F. Austin was jailed in Mexico City after he traveled there to ask the Mexican government for changes for Texas.

What was an empresario in Mexican Texas?

Which battle is known for the slogan “Come and Take It”?

The Battle of Gonzales, fought over a cannon the Mexican army tried to take back, was the last battle of the Texas Revolution.

What happened to nearly all of the Alamo's defenders during the battle?

Who commanded the Mexican army at the Battle of the Alamo?

The Battle of San Jacinto was fought near a river close to which major Texas city of today?

During the siege, the Alamo's commander sent letters asking for more soldiers, but only a few dozen men came to help.

What rallying cry did Texan soldiers shout as they charged at the Battle of San Jacinto?

After the Alamo fell, the Mexican army captured and executed several hundred Texan prisoners at Goliad. This event, known as the Goliad Massacre, made many Texans even more determined to fight Mexico.

What happened at the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos?

When did Texas declare independence from Mexico?

The main fighting at the Battle of San Jacinto lasted only about eighteen minutes.

Before the Battle of San Jacinto, Sam Houston retreated eastward for weeks instead of fighting right away. Why did he do this?

What happened to Santa Anna after the Battle of San Jacinto?

In 1839 the leaders of the Republic of Texas chose a new location for their capital city. What is that city called today?

After the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston served as president of the United States.

Which flag is strongly connected with Texas and its nickname?

Why did many Texans want to join the United States after independence?

The United States admitted Texas as the 28th state.

On what date did Texas officially become a state?

How did Texas actually become part of the United States in 1845?

The agreement that made Texas a state in 1845 ordered Texas to break itself apart into five smaller states within ten years.

Once Texas became a state in 1845, what new right did its people gain that they did not have as an independent republic?

Texas statehood settled the border argument between the United States and Mexico peacefully.

Which river did Texas claim as its southern border after joining the United States?