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Texas History Internet Quiz

Try our special Texas History Internet Quiz.
    ALL of the answers can be found by using links from our TEXAS HISTORY GUIDE.
        Our quizzes have three goals:
  1. That you have fun.
  2. That you learn something new.
  3. That you become more proficient at using the World Wide Web.
We suggest you print the questions, then use  TEXAS HISTORY GUIDE AT www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/texashistory.html
to find the answers for this quiz.
 
  1. What famous early exploere's ship, The Belle, was found in Matagorda Bay in 1995?  How long had it stayed on the ocean floor?
  2. Write the words to the Texas state song, Texas, Our Texas.
  3. When and for how long was Houston the capital of Texas?
  4. Find and write the recipe for Capitol Punishment Chili.
  5. What is the origin of the name Texas?
  6. What is the geographic center of Texas?
  7. In Travis' letter from the Alamo, he wrote, "I shall never ___________________________."
  8. How many sections are in the Article I - Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution?
  9. What were the major Indian tribes living in Texas at the time of the first European exploration?
  10. What was the La Raza Unida?
  11. What American President signed the legislation making Texas a state?  When?
  12. Who was the first governor of Texas?
  13. The deadliest natural disaster in the United States was the hurricane that struck Galveston Island on September 8, 1900.   Name 3 places in Galveston where refugees from the storm could go for help.
  14. Who flew the Come & Take It flag?  Come and take WHAT?
  15. Take a tour of Old City Park in Dallas.  What would you see if you went there? 
BONUS
  Name this famous man.  (Hey, you aren't a real Texan if you don't know who this is.)  Tell a little about him.


This quiz brought to you by Bettye Sutton and Peggy Whitley.
Find the answers at www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/texas-a.html

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