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54 Cards in this Set
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This president purchased the Louisiana terriorty
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Thomas Jefferson
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What year did President Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Terriorty
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1803
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Who did Pres Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Terrority from
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French
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A French privateer who has become an American hero during the war of 1812
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Jean Lafitte
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Who conducted raids against both spanish and American cargo ships from his base in Galveston
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Jean Lafitte
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Led an insurrection that will try (and fail) to free Mexico from Spain
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Father Miguel Hidalgo
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What years did Mexico revolt against the Imperial Spanish Empire?
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1810-11
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Under the first Lone Star flag of texas, this filibuster captures Nacogdoches
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Dr. James Long
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Spanish officials grant this Missouri banker the rights to establish a colony of Americans in Texas
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Moses Austin
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What year did the Spanish allow Moses Austin to establish a colony of Americans in Texas
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1820
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Who was the first Mexican governor of Texas
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Felix Trespalacios
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What year did Felix Trespalacios become the first Mexican governor of Texas
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1821
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Who settled the first 300 Americans in (Mexican) Texas
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Stephen Austin
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What year did Stephen Austin settle the first 300 Americans in Mexican Texas
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1823
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Where did Stephen Austin settle the first Americans in Mexican Texas
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Washington-on-the-Brazon and Columbus in southeast Texas
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Who organized to protect early settlers
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Texas Rangers
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What years did the Texas Rangers disband
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1861-1873
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When were the Texas Rangers permanently reinstated
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1874
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What year did Mexico formally declare it's independence from Spain
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1824
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In an attempt to drive Mexicans from the east he organized whites and Cherokee settlers
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Hayden Edwards
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What year did Hayden Edwards organize whites and Cherokee settlers to drive Mexican from the east
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1826
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What Mexican General defeates an attempted invasion of Mexico City by Spain
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General Santa Anna
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What year did Santa Anna defeat Spain when they attempted an invasion of Mexico City
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1829
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Who overthrows the Mexican constitutional government and proclaims himself the Mexican dictator
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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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What year did Gen Antiono Lopez de Santa Anna proclaim himself as the Mexican dicator
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1833
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When Santa Anna tries to enforce customs collections in Anhuac who drives Mexican officials out of town
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Colonel William Barrett Travis
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What year does the Mexico give a land grant in east Texas to the Cherokees
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1835
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Who is named an interim president of the Republic of Texas
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David Burnet
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Who is named Commander-in-chief of the Texas army
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Sam Houston
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What was the first university of Texas called
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Baylor univeristy
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Where was the first university of texas located
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Waco
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When was the first university of texas founded
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1845
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Under what president was Texas approved for statehood
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President James Polk
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When was Texas approved for statehood
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Dec 29 1845
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Who was the first governor of Texas
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J. Pinckney Henderson
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Texas is the ____ state
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28th
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What date was the Republic of Texas flag lowered and the US flag is raised over the capitol building in Austin
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Feb 19, 1846
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When does Mexio surrender and sign the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
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1848
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What treaty released all land claims in North America to the State of Texas
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Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
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When did Texas join the Confederacy and seceed from the Union
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Jan 28, 1861
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How many Texans fought for the confederacy in the Civil War
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50,000
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what is Texas' greatest contribution to the Civil War
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supplies and material
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When was the Battle of Palmito Hill
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May 13, 1865
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What is the last battle of the Civil War
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Battle of Palmito Hil
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Where was the battle of Palmito Hill
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Near the Rio Grande
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When and where did Confederate forces surrender
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April 9th in Virginia
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Northern sympathizers who were intent on punishing the Confederacy for sucession were
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Radical Republicans
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what year(s) was Radical Republican Reconstruciton
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1865-74
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Great Texas cattle drivers move along what trail
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Chisolm Trail
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What years did texas move west
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1860 - 1880
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What year was Texas A&M founded
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1876
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When was Farmers Alliance organized
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1879
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Who was the Farmers Alliance a forerunner of
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the Populist Party
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When was the Univeristy of Texas at Austin founded
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1883
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