Texas History

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1. The Nickname given to Sam Houston by the Cherokee Indians was _____________. The Raven Big Ox Running Dear Ten Bears

2. Which Spanish explorer took over for DeSoto and explored much of east Texas? Coronado Moscoso de Vaca Pineda

3. Who wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence? de Zavala Austin Childress Houston

4. Which Texas hero was arrested and sent to prison in Mexico city? Sam Houston David Burnet James Bonham Stephen Austin

5. Santa Anna was one of the first to introduce this to the United States? dynomite chewing gum hair gel enchiladas

6. The Davis guards, who fought in Texas during the Civil War, were from what country? Ireland England United States Norway

7. Which Texas Revolution battle featured a cannon with the words 'Come and Take It' attached? Velasco San Jacinto Gonzales The Alamo

8. How did Stephen F. Austin die? typhoid smallpox old age pneumonia

9. Which Texas leader attended Transylvania University? James Bonham William Travis Sam Houston Stephen Austin

10. Which hero of The Alamo was wanted for murder in South Carolina? Davy Crockett James Bowie James Bonham William Travis