mexican Texas

Question 1

land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area

Answer 1

empresario

Question 2

carried out his father’s plane; known as the father of Texas; first empresario in Texas; capital of his colony was San Felipe de Austin

Answer 2

Stephen F. Austin

Question 3

used missions, town, and presidios to settle land

Answer 3

Spanish explorers

Question 4

followed empresarios with cheap land

Answer 4

Anglo Americans

Question 5

first three hundred families brought to settle in Texas

Answer 5

Old Three Hundred

Question 6

guaranteed the Mexico would be independent from Spain, mexicans would have equal rights, and Catholicism would b the official religion

Answer 6

Iturbide’s Plan de Iguala

Question 7

made Mexico a Federal Republic, made Catholicism the official religion, divided Mexico into 19 states + 4 territories, and made Texas Coahuila y Tejas.

Answer 7

Constitution of 1824

Question 8

land between the Sabine River and Arroyo Honda that wasn’t owned by the US or Spain; problematic because criminals from both sides would run and hide here from legal authorities

Answer 8

Neutral Ground

Question 9

made the Sabine River the new boundary of Texas, gave the US rights to Florida, and had US promise to leave Texas alone

Answer 9

Adam-Onis Treaty

Question 10

traveled to Texas to free Texans (Tejas) from Spanish rule, him and Augustus Magee created the Republican Army of the North

Answer 10

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez

Question 11

the bloodiest battle in all of Texas history, was where the Spanish overwhelmed the Republic Army of the North, and Texas remained under Spanish rule for another seven years

Answer 11

Battle of Mendina

Question 12

when the US bought the Louisiana Territory for $15 million from the French, doubled the size of the US, the US then shared a border with Texas

Answer 12

Louisiana Purchase

Question 13

Spanish military governor of Louisiana, helped the US in the American Revolution by allowing them to use ports in New Orleans, gave supplies + money to them, and leading Spanish troops against British troops

Answer 13

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 14

Why did Stephen F. Austin choose the land for his colony? Where was it?

Answer 14

it had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate; area between the Colorado + Brazos River

Question 15

known as the grandfather of Texas, wanted to take Anglo AMericans o settle in Texas, believed they would want to go because of cheap land

Answer 15

Moses Austin

Question 16

when the Treaty of Cordoba was signed making Texas a part of free Mexico

Answer 16

1821

Question 17

inspired Mexican citizens to fight for independence from Spain, called for Mexicans to fight for independence + inspired people throughout New Spain also known as Grito de Dolores

Answer 17

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Question 18

his group declared Texas independent, and he was elected president

Answer 18

James Long

Question 19

recommended all Texas settlements be abandoned except for San Antonio + Goliad, and that all East Texas settlers be moved to San Antonio

Answer 19

Marques de Rubi

Question 20

first filibuster, traveled to Texas to capture wild horses, Spanish soldiers became suspicious of him being an American spy so they told him not to come back but he did and they ended up having to shoot him

Answer 20

Phillip Nolan