People

Question 1

Marques de Rubi

Answer 1

King Charles III appointed him to inspect all of the missions to see if they were necessary

Question 2

Rubi’s recommendations

Answer 2

Texas missions should be abandoned except for Goliad and San Antonio/ All settlers move to San Antonio

Question 3

Bernardo de Galvez*

Answer 3

Allowed American ships to use port in New Orleans

Gave supplies and money

Led Spanish troops to British

Question 4

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 4

U.S. bought Louisiana Territory from France for 15 million dollars which doubled the U.S. and now the U.S. shared a border with Texas.(1803)

Question 5

Neutral Ground

Answer 5

Neither country could patrol this area (between Texas and Lousiana) (smugglers outlaws and fugitives were safe from legal authority there.)

Question 6

Neutral Ground Agreement

Answer 6

U.S. and Spain now agreed on a border between Texas and Louisiana

Question 7

Adams-Onis Treaty

Answer 7

1819, U.S. and Spain signed the treaty ending the Neutral Ground Agreement

Question 8

Adam-Onis Treaty (what each country got)

Answer 8

The U.S. got Sabine river as the new boundary of Texas and Florida

Spain got the U.S. to promise to leave Texas alone

Question 9

Filibuster

Answer 9

people who go to another country and try to take it over by waging war.

Question 10

Philip Nolan

Answer 10

First Filibuster that came to Texas to capture wild horses.
Spain thought he was an American Spy.

Question 11

Mexican National Era

Answer 11

1821-1836

Question 12

3 reasons life was challenging for people living in New Spain

Answer 12

Distance/Taxes/ Poverty
People wanted change

Question 13

Father Miguel Hidalgo/Grito de Dolores

Answer 13

Hidalgo called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence.
He fight was called Grito de Dolores
He is known as the Father of Mexican independence

Question 14

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition (before Mexican independence)

Answer 14

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the United States to help Texas get free from Spain and met Agustus Magee

Question 15

Republican Army of the North (before Mexican independence)

Answer 15

Gutierrez and Magee made it

the Army captured Nacogdoches, Goliad, and San Antonio. They declared Texas independent.

Question 16

The Battle of Medina (before Mexican independence)

Answer 16

The bloodiest battle in Texas history
commanded by General Arredondo.
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Texas lost and stayed under the control of the Spanish for another 7 years.

Question 17

Jean Lafitte (before Mexican independence)

Answer 17

Pirate
Moved to Galveston to support rebels because the city was in a remote location

But he was more interested in stealing valuable Spanish cargo

Question 18

Dr. James Long. (before Mexican independence)

Answer 18

Rebels declared him as president after declaring independence.

killed by a guard and WAS THE LAST FILIBUSTER IN TEXAS.

Question 19

Augustin de Iturbide

Answer 19

Issued a plan to establish a Mexican Empire

Question 20

Agustin’s Plan

Answer 20

1. Declare Mexico Independent from Spain
2. Mexican people would have equal rights
3. Catholicism would be the official religion of Mexico

Question 21

Treaty of Cordoba

Answer 21

Treaty declared Mexico independent from Spain on August 21,1821

EFFECTS
1. Spain is not longer in control of Mexico
2. Texas became part of a free Meixco

Question 22

1821

Answer 22

Mexico gets independence

Question 23

1824

Answer 23

Mexico writes constitution

Question 24

1824

Answer 24

Mexico writes their first Constitution

Question 25

Mexican Constitution of 1824 rules

Answer 25

Federal Republic (elect people) Catholicism as offical religion Mexico divided into 19 states and 4 territories Created the state of Coahuila y Tejas*

Question 26

Coahuila y Tejas

Answer 26

state from Constitution of 1824 merging the two provinces Texas had a population too small so they *couldn't be a separate state.

Question 27

Empresario

Answer 27

Land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area.

Question 28

GTT

Answer 28

gone to Texas

Question 29

Moses Austin*

Answer 29

Austin had an idea to bring Anglo American families to settle in Texas. he thought Americans would want to go to Spanish Texas for CHEAP LAND

Question 30

What was Moses Austin's nickname

Answer 30

"The grandfather of Texas" because he came up with the idea from the beginning and was the father of the "Father of Texas"

Question 31

Stephen F. Austin****

Answer 31

first Empresario in Texas after his father passed Spanish sent Erasmo Seguin to help him pick land for his settlement

Question 32

What was Stephen F. Austin's nickname?

Answer 32

"The Father of Texas" because he continued and started everything in Texas

Question 33

Land for Stephen's colony

Answer 33

site was between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers. Main city was San Felipe de Austin The area had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate

Question 34

"Old Three Hundred"

Answer 34

The first 300 families Austin settled in Texas

Question 35

Anglo settlers

Answer 35

while settlers from America

Question 36

Requirements for Settlers!!!

Answer 36

1. must convert to Catholicism 2. must become a Spanish/Mexican citizen 3. must be of good, moral character

Question 37

How much did settlers pay Austin?

Answer 37

12.5 cents an acre

Question 38

Colonization Law of 1825

Answer 38

Goal: Increase the population People began flocking to Texas GTT

Question 39

Green DeWitt

Answer 39

an American Empresario who settled 166 American families and founded the town of Gonzales.

Question 40

Martin De Leon

Answer 40

Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded the town of Victoria

Question 41

The first colonists

Answer 41

Austin chose wealthy farmers from the south to settle his colony. The settlers came for cheap land, to escape debt, or for an adventure

Question 42

A serious issue develops

Answer 42

Southern farmers brought many slaves into Texas to produce cotton crops

Question 44

How were Spanish and Anglo methods of settlement different

Answer 44

The Spanish brought in Spanish people Spanish were claiming land for their country through missions and presidios.