Test 6 Flashcards
(50 cards)
What country claimed the territory in the 1500s?
Spain
Why did the spanish eventually decide to settle in texas?
In late 1600s decided to settle texas to protext the territory from French settlement
What did the Spanish build throughout Texas?
Christian missions
What was the goal of the Spanish in building these?
To educate and “civilize” the native americans in Texas
Why did the Mission System fail?
Native americans disliked the spanish and refused to inhabit the towns, even attacking them
In 1800 how many settlements did spain have in texas?
3 settlements
Who made the deal with spain to colonize texas?
Moses austin
What happened to him? Who had to take over?
Died - his son Stephen took over
How long did it take him to build a successful colony?
Four years- austin had over 300 families living in his colony
What happened to mexico in 1821?
Gained independence from from Spain
What did mexico want to do with texas?
Increase settlement win texas
Who are empresarios?
People like stephen austin who recruited settlers in return for free land
What was the population of texas in 1830? How many colonies were there?
30,000 settlers living in 12 established colonies
Who are the tejanos?
Native texans who are of mexican heritage
What are the five mexican laws the settlers of texas had to follow?
- Swear allegiance to Mexico
- Give up US citizenship
- Adopt Roman Catholicism as their religion.
- Stay on their land for 7 years
- No slavery
Why did many settlers not follow the Mexican laws?
Most new settlers were American and continued to live by american rules
What does mexico force settlers to obey their laws?
Mexico bans american immigration to texas in 1830
Why did mexico feel the US wanted to acquire texas?
It originally had been part of the Louisiana purchase until the US dropped its claim on the land
-americans then made offer for $1 million but were rejected by mexicans
Why did texas want to become independent from mexico?
Settlers unhappy with mexican laws
Who was the mexican president? How did he respond?
Sanga anna- determined to keep control of texas…Bloody revolts and protests took place and war broke out between mexico and texas.
What is the name of the meeting the texans have to draw up the new government?
The constultation
Who do they choose as their leader? Who is he?
Sam houston (senator of tennessee) - “the george washington of texas” - asked him to raise an army
What was the alamo originally? What was it turned into?
Old abandoned mission- it was turned into a fortresss with 21 cannons
How many troops does santa anna bring to the alamo? How many texans are there?
6000 troops, 250 Texan soldiers
