General Texas History

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1. How many different flags have flown over Texas? Six Four Five Three

2. Texas can legally fly the state flag at the same height as the United States flag. True False

3. Who was the first Anglo-American to receive permission to settle people in Texas, but died before he got the chance? Answer: (Two Words (think the state capital))

4. Where was the first major oil well in Texas located? Spindletop Gulf of Mexico Dallas Waco

5. Who was the first known European to set foot in Texas? Alonso Alvarez de Pineda Cabeza de Vaca La Salle Coronado

6. What officially ended the Texas Revolution and the war between Mexico and Texas? Treaties of Velasco Massacre at Goliad Mexico's victory at the Alamo Texas signing a Declaration of Independence

7. Who is considered by many to be the "Father of Texas Education"? Sam Houston Moses Austin Stephen F. Austin Mirabeau B. Lamar

8. What is "Juneteenth"? A day to commemorate the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas Another term for Father's Day Nothing, it doesn't exist. Texas' Independence Day

9. Where was the last battle of the American Civil War fought? Galveston, Texas King Ranch, Texas Palmito Ranch, Texas San Jacinto, Texas

10. In what branch of the military did the gunman of the 1966 University of Texas massacre, Charles Whitman, serve? Army Navy Air Force Marines