Famous Texans Speak

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1. I am known as the "Father of Texas", and helped colonize the Mexican province of Tejas with Anglo-Americans from the east in the early 19th century. Who am I? John Nance Garner Sam Houston Stephen F. Austin Samuel T. Rayburn

2. I am the Sam that my friend Stephen talks about and should have been remembered as the "Father of Texas" but was President then Governor and he was not! Who am I? Sam Rayburn Son of Sam Sammy Baugh Sam Houston

3. I was also the President of Texas and am remembered as the "Father of Texas Public Education". I was also a newspaperman, a Senator, Secretary of War, and Vice President. Who am I? Lyndon B. Johnson Albert Sidney Johnston George Washington Brackenridge Maribeau B. Lamar

4. I am truly a great Texan and signed the Declaration of Independence (of Texas). I was Secretary of War, a Hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, and a member of the Annexation Convention bringing Texas into the United States. Who am I? Thomas J. Rusk Lorenzo de Zavala Sidney Sherman Jose Antonio Navarro

5. I also signed the Texas Declaration of Independence after forsaking my career as a Mexican Statesman, and was the first Vice President of the Republic of Texas under my old friend, Sam. Who am I? Friar Fransisco Hidalgo Alvar Nunez de Vaca Lorenzo de Zavala Friar de Espinoso

6. I am a Massachusetts son who came to Texas, via Kentucky, and was not only a hero of the Texas Revolution like my friend Tom, I actually raised a volunteer company and led the attack on Santa Anna at San Jacinto. Who am I? Albert Sidney Johnson William B. Travis Sidney Sherman Daniel Boone

7. Well, I am a little jealous of my fellow founding Texans because I died way too young at the Alamo. Actually, I was in command there. I was still a great Texan, no matter how briefly. Who am I? William B.Travis Jim Bowie Davy Crockett Daniel Boone

8. I am a Mexican-Texan-American signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and one of the writers of the Texas Constitution. I was also a delegate to the Annexation Convention when my beloved Texas became part of the United States. Who am I? Jose Antonio Navarro Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Isidro Felix de Ispanosa Trini Lopez

9. I have virtually done it all. I served in the Texas Army, U.S. Army, and the Confederate Army. I was a newspaperman, politician, educator, and doctor. Who am I? Charles DeMorse George Washington Carver John Salmon "Rip" Ford John B. Jones

10. I was in the Confederate Army, and brought much honor and fame to the Texas Rangers 'till the day I died. Who am I? June Jones Ranald S. Mackenzie John B. Jones G. W. Littlefield

11. Okay, I should have been first because I'm older. I go back to the mid 17th century and was instrumental in opening the Gulf Coast and Texas for occupation. I was assassinated in 1687. Who am I? Antonio Margil de Jesus Sieur de La Salle Ferdinand Magellan Christopher Columbus

12. Well, I should have been first since I am even older than the Frenchman. I go all the way back to the 15th century. I really struggled in Texas while exploring the land and native peoples and even spent some time enslaved. Who am I? Antonio de Jesus Cabeza de Vaca Ella D. Zaharias Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

13. I was a Spanish Franciscan priest, and I also go way back in this list of early Texans. I established a mission in Deep East Texas and then died down on the Rio Grande River in 1726. Who am I? Alberto V.O. Cinco Vasco da Gama Francisco Hidalgo Amerigo Vespucci

14. My contributions to the development of Texas are a little different from most of the other early Texans and I am most famous for my invention of condensed milk and other food product developments. Who am I? Gail Borden Elsie de Cowe Harold Carnation Louis Pasteur

15. I am the only woman in the quiz on early Texans and my contribution to the history of Texas, is in the development of the arts and in the immortalization of great Texans. I was a sculptor and German born. Who am I? Elizabet Ney Lady Bird Johnson Kathrine Porter Babe Zaharias