Texas History
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1. To punish the Texans of the Mier Expedition, Mexicans made the prisoners draw __________ from a jar. If they drew a black one, they were executed.

2. In October 1844, President Houston met with leaders of the Comanche and ten other Native American groups and told them ________________________________.

3. According to legend, Travis took his ________ and drew a line on the ground and asked those who were willing to stay and fight to join him.

4. The ________________, founded in 1835 to serve as scouts and messengers during the Texas Revolution, were put in charge of the defense of the Republic of Texas.

5. plantation

6. Settlers moving to Austin's colony had to agree to become __________ and Mexican citizens.

7. The Alamo was fortified by 21 __________.

8. Texans elected _____________ to be the first president of the Republic in 1836.

9. In order to repay the $1.25 million that Texas had borrowed to fund the revolution, Congress put in place a(n) __________.

10. One of the recommendations of the Marques de Rubi was to build a string of________.

11. fortify

12. ____________, who had been forced to leave the Alamo before the siege, commanded a company of Tejanos at San Jacinto.

13. After France declared war in Spain, the commander of the French outpost of Natchitoches in Louisiana captured what Spanish target?

14. committee of correspondence

15. After his father died, ________________ took over the task of establishing a colony in Texas.

16. Why did Sam Houston decide to retreat instead of fighting the Mexican army?

17. The town of Victoria was in _______________'s colony.

18. _________ were expected to teach Native Americans to speak

19. Many conquistadores were inspired by the tales of_______and volunteered to explore the Americas.

20. ________was the first European to explore the Texas coast.

21. In 1682 La Salle claimed the valley of the_______for France.

22. After victories at San Antonio and Goliad, why was the Texas army unprepared for Santa Anna's attack?

23. The first conflict between Mexican troops and Texan colonists was the Battle of _____________.

24. In 1834, the reforms Santa Anna had promised Texas began, including granting __________ tolerance.

25. The fighters who gathered at Gonzales after the battle there were called ________________.

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