Video Quiz

1. What was Houston's Indian name?

2. What was the name of the battle in which Houston fought under Andrew Jackson?

3. Why do you think Houston left home to live with the Indians?

4. Who commanded the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto?

5. Houston was the governor of which two states?

6. Did the Battle of San Jacinto occur before or after the Battle of the Alamo?

7. Did the Battle of San Jacinto occur before or after the Civil War?

8. What was written inside the ring that Houston received from his mother? Why do you think she did this?

9. What was the name of the Indian tribe in which Houston was adopted?

10. What were the results of the Battle of San Jacinto?

1. Why do you think Houston is a hero for us today?

2. If you could meet Sam Houston yourself, what question would you like to ask?

1. The Raven. In the Cherokee language the word for raven is "Co-lon-neh," and this is what the Indians would have called him.
2. The Battle of Horseshoe Bend. There was a horseshoe-shaped bend in the Tallapoosa River, where the Creek Indians had set their defenses. This was in the War of 1812.
3. Sam Houston was a restless young man who wanted adventure.
4. Santa Anna. His full name was General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
5. Tennessee (1827-1829) and Texas (1859-1861).
6. After. The Alamo fell March 13, 1836, and the Battle of San Jacinto was April 21, 1836.
7. Before. The Civil War began almost 25 years after San Jacinto.
8. The word is HONOR. Sam Houston's mother always wanted him to be a man of courage and honor.
9. The Cherokee Indians.
10. The immediate results were that Texas became an independent nation. The long term results were that Texas eventually became part of the United States, which precipitated a war with Mexico, and from the victory spoils of the war the territory between Texas and California was also added to the United States.