Texas history unit 3 Flashcards
Rubi’s report
Marques de Rubi was sent to Texas to inspect the missions after the 7 Years’ War. He reported to the king that Texas missions should be abandoned and all east Texas settlers should move to San Antonio.
Founding of Nacogdoches
Settlers were furious about moving to San Antonio so Gil Y’Barbo led people into East Texas without permission then, in 1779, Gil Y’Barbo founded Nacogdoches
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was in 1803 when the U.S. purchased the Louisiana territory from France for 15 million dollars. The United States doubled its size and now shared a border with Texas.
Neutral Ground
The U.S. thought their border with Spain was the Sabine River and Spain thought the border was Arroyo Hondo. The Neutral Ground agreement was decided because the countries could not decide what border was what. The Neutral Ground was later abolished because outlaws would go there to get away from authority.
Adams- Onis Treaty
The Adams - Onis Treaty was signed in 1819 ending the Neutral Ground Agreement because of the outlaws going there to escape authority. In this treaty, the U.S. gets the Sabine River as the new boundary of Texas and they get Flordia. Spain gets the U.S.’s trust to leave Texas alone to Spain.
Grito de Dolores
Grito de Dolores was a speech made by Father Hidalgo on September 16, 1810. The speech called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence from Spain.
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the U.S. in 1811 to get help in freeing Texas from Spanish rule. He met Augustus Magee and together they created the Republican Army of the North. This army captured Nacogdoches, Goliad, and San Antonio then they declared Texas independent. They later got defeated by General Arredondo.
Battle of Medina
The battle of Medina happened in 1813 and was nicknamed the “Bloodiest battle in Texas history.” General Arredondo and the Republican Army went to battle. Arredondo won and killed all of the people related to the Republican Army. This caused Spain to have control of Texas for another 7 years.
Plan de Iguala
In 1820, Agustin de Iturbide issued a plan to establish a Mexican empire and he said that Mexicans would have independent and equal rights. He also said that catholicism would be the official religion of Mexico. He then wanted to declare Mexico independent from Spain.
Treaty of Cordoba
In 1821, The Treaty of Cordoba was signed declaring Mexico independent from Spain. The effects of this were that the Spanish could no longer control Mexico and that Texas became part of free Mexico.
Moses Austin
Moses Austin wanted to bring Anglo-American families to settle in Texas. He thought Americans would come to Texas because of the cheap land. He was nicknamed the “Grandfather of Texas. “ He later died of Nimonia.
Stephen F. Austin colony
Stephen F. Austin is nicknamed the “Father of Texas. “ He became the first Empressario in Texas and sent with him to pick out land was Erasmo Sequin. They made the colony between the Colorado and Brazos Rivers. The area also had rich oil, access to water, and a warm climate.
Mexico’s government
There were federalists and centralists. Federalists believed in a weak central government that shared power with the states and Centralists believed in a central government that was stronger than the states. They ended up choosing centralists.
Mexican Constitution of 1824
In 1824, Mexico’s constituion was writen. It states that it was a Federal Republic, the official religion was Catholicism, Mexico was divided into 19 states and 4 territories and created the states of Coahuila y Tejas.
State Colonization Law of 1825
The State Colonization law was in 1825. The goal was to increase population in Texas. GTT stands for Gone to Texas becomes a big Thing.
