Mexican Texas

Question 1

What are Empressarios and what agreement did they make with the Mexican Government.

Answer 1

They were land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area. They made an agreement with the Mexican Government (or other governments) to fill a certain quota.

Question 2

Who was Stephen F. Austin? What was the capital of his colony?

Answer 2

First Empressario
capital was San Felipe de Austin

Question 3

Who were the Old Three Hundred.

Answer 3

Original 300 families Stephen F. Austin brought from the U.S to Texas.

Question 4

What were the guarantees in Iturbide’s Plan de Iguala?

Answer 4

1. Mexico would be Independent
2. Mexicans would have equal rights
   3.Catholicism would be the official religion of Mexico

Question 5

When did Mexico gain its independance?

Answer 5

1821

Question 6

When was Mexico’s constitution created?

Answer 6

1824

Question 7

What was the Constitution of 1824

Answer 7

Mexico’s constitution, stated things such as how Mexico would be governed run and the states of Mexico.
Things stated were:
Federal Republic (Elect people)
Catholicism is the official religion
Divided Mexico into 19 states and 4 territories
Created the state of Coahuila y Tejas, merging the two provinces (Texas is NOT a separate state due to the small population)

Question 8

What was the Neutral Ground?

Answer 8

An area near between Texas and Louisiana that was not patrolled.

Question 8

Why was the Neutral Ground a problem?

Answer 8

Caused lots of lawbreaking, lawbreakers could just go the the Neutral Ground and be safe from law enforcement.

Question 8

What was the Adams Onis treaty?

Answer 8

A treaty that ended the Neutral Ground Agreement. Stated that the Sabine River is the new border of Texas, The U.S owns Florida and the U.S will not touch Texas.

Question 9

Who was Gutierrez de Lara. What did he do?

Answer 9

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the United States in 1811 to get help freeing Texas from Spanish rule. Also co-founded the Republican Army of the North.

Question 10

Describe the battle of Medina. What was the result?

Answer 10

The battle of Medina was the most bloody battle in Texas history, and an overwhelming victory for Spain. Texas remained under Spain for 7 more years.

Question 11

Who was Bernardo de Galvez and what did he do?

Answer 11

Bernardo de Galvez was the Spanish military governor of Louisiana and aided the Americans in their war effort.

Question 12

What area did Stephen F. Austin choose for his colony? Why?

Answer 12

An area between the Colorado and Brazos rivers due to its rich soil, water access and warm climate.

Question 13

Why did Moses Austin believe that Americans would want to move to Texas.

Answer 13

CHEAP LAND

Question 14

Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla? What was his role in the war for independence

Answer 14

Known as the father of Mexican independence, made a call to action for Mexican independence known as the Grito de Dolores

Question 15

Who was James Long? Why was he significant?

Answer 15

When Texas tried and failed to become independent the group elected James Long as president

Question 16

What did Marques de Rubi recommend to the Spanish King?

Answer 16

Abandon all Texas missions except for San Antonio and Goliad, and that all settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio

Question 17

Who is Philip Nolan?

Answer 17

The first filibuster

Question 18

What is Moses Austin’s Nickname?
Why do people call him that?

Answer 18

Moses Austin’s nickname was the grandfather of Texas since his ideas shaped Texas.

Question 19

What is Stephen F. Austin’s nickname and why?

Answer 19

Father of Texas, his actions shaped Texas today (from his father’s ideas)

Question 20

What was Grito de Dolores and Why is it significant?

Answer 20

a call to action for Mexican independence inspiring many to fight for Mexican independence.

Question 21

What was Coahuila y Tejas and how was it created

Answer 21

a state in Mexico created by merging two provinces.