stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
People in Texas History Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
People in Texas History
People in Texas History
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
2 plays
Do you know some of the most important people in Texas
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
What key figure was killed at the Goliad Massacre?
Benjamin Milam
John William Smith
James Fannin
Edward Burelson
2
Who was the last General to Surrender during the Palmito Ranch?
General Charles Griffin
General Phillip Sheridan
General Gordon Granger
General James Smith
3
What President ran under Manifest Destiny?
President Polk
President Pierce
President Tyler
President Van Buren
4
Who was shot in the head during the Battle of the Alamo?
William B. Travis
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
Jim Bowie
5
Whose childhood home was called Woodland?
Mirabeau Lamar
James Fannin
Richard Coke
Sam Houston
6
What President helped receive the Gadsden Purchase?
President Lincoln
President Roosevelt
President Polk
President Pierce
7
Whose idea was it to get rid of Native Americans?
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
8
What key figure died at the Alamo from sickness?
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
William B. Travis
Jim Bowie
9
What group of Texans went to retrieve the Archives before the Archive War?
Old 300
Texas Rangers
Texas Army
The Police
10
Which President of the republic wanted to get a better education in Texas?
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
11
Who was the only President to refuse to Texas joining the U.S?
President Pierce
President Van Buren
President Jackson
President Tyler
12
What was the name of the only Texan General that the Native Americans respected?
General Sidney Sherman
General Gordon Granger
General Phillip Sheridan
General Charles Griffin
13
Which Texan Generals was put in charge of Texas during reconstruction?
General Phillip Sheridan
General Sidney Sherman
General Gordon Granger
General Charles Griffin
14
Who disguised himself at the battle of San Jacinto?
Deaf Smith
Santa Anna
Perfecto de Cos
Sam Houston
15
Who was the first Democratic President of Texas?
Phillip Sheridan
Edmund Davis
Andrew Hamilton
Richard Coke
16
Who fired the cannon during the Archive War?
Angelina Eberly
John Wilkes Booth
Texas Ranger: William Sanders Oury
Sam Houston's Wife
17
What key figure and celebrity was killed at the Alamo?
Sam Houston
Jim Bowie
Davy Crockett
William B. Travis
18
Who delivered the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas?
General Gordon Granger
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Phillip Sheridan
General Charles Griffin
19
Who told the Texas Rangers to retrieve the Archives?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
Angelina Eberly
20
What key figure was killed at the Siege of Bexar?
James Fannin
John William Smith
Benjamin Milam
Edward Burleson
21
Who was the first President of Texas during the Reconstruction?
Richard Coke
Edward Davis
Andrew Hamilton
Charles Griffin
22
Who created the Gadsden Purchase?
Gadsden Smith
James Smith
James Gadsden
Richard Gadsden
23
Which President of the Republic had better relationships with Native Americans when little?
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
24
What key figure was the only person to not fight for the Alamo?
Louis "Moses" Rose
Juan Seguin
Francisco Antonio Ruiz
Sam Houston
25
Bonus: What day is Juneteenth celebrated on?
June 13
June 19
July 13
July 19
26
Who was sent by Travis to retrieve reinforcements for the Alamo?
Juan Seguin
Louis "Moses" Rose
Sam Houston
Francisco Antonio Ruiz