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? Moscoso de Vaca Coronado Pineda

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

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

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

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

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 pneumonia old age smallpox

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? James Bowie Davy Crockett William Travis James Bonham