TX history exam Flashcards
Midterm (110 cards)
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Era
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How historians divide the past
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Nomad
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A group of people with no permanent home
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Mission
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A settlement that’s goal is to spread a religion (usually Christianity)
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Delegate
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A person whose chosen or elected to represent a group within government
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States rights
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The rights and powers held by individual states rather than by the federal or national government.
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Immigrate
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To move into a country to live
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Filibuster
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A person who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
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Petition
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A formal request for government action
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Liberation
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Setting free
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Popular sovereignty
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The government power comes from the people
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Heritage
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Tradition or culture passed on over time
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Culture
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The patterns of belief and customs that characterize a group of people
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Expedition
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A journey made for. Specific purpose
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Viceroy
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A ruler of a colony on behalf of a king or queen
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Alliance
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When two countries work together toward a common goal
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Emigrate
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To leave one’s country in order to permanently live in another
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Empresario
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Someone who is given a lot of land to bring others to the “new world”
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Revolution
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To forcefully overthrow the government
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compromise
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An agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side giving something up.
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Migrate
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Moving from one place to another
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Region
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an area with definable features
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Presidio
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a Spanish fort (built near missions for protection)
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Provisional government
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A temporary government
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cede
to give up power
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Annexstation
the adding of a region or state to the territory of an existing political unit or country.
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Tejano
Mexicans who claim Texas as their home
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Siege
a military blockage or bombardment of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender.
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Republic
a form of government in which citizens chose their leaders by voting.
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What is a major similarity between the U.S and Texas constitution?
They split the government into 3 branches and have BIll OF RIGHTS
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Which constitution has been rewritten 6 times
Texas
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Which constitution is the highest law of our land?
USA
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Which US or texas constitution can be changed by an amendment?
Us and Texas
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What was the significance of the battle of Goliad?
It gave the Texans a false sense of hope that the revolution would be easy to independence.
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How long did the battle of San Jacinto last?
18 min
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What was the alamo originally used for
a mission
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence for Texas?
George Childress
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Why did Sam Houston establish the Texas rangers
Rangers were less expensive than the federal police.
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Who was the president of texas that clashed with Native Americans and promoted education?
Lamar
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What is anson jones responsible for?
The annexation of Texas
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Which group of natives was the most feared and eventually went to New Mexico?
Apache
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What gave Texas its eastern border
The Adoms onis treaty
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explorer was killed by by his own men
la salle
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Who is known as the father of texas?
Stephen F austin
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What is something that Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo settlers all have in common?
Claiming lands, looking for wealth, settlements in Mexico
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What did the Louisiana purchase mean for texas.
A greater Influence of the UNited states, now Texas would border American territories.
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What was the 1st mission built?
Corpus Christi de la isleta
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Who is responsible for brining the live stalk to Texas that would create a very successful industry in Texas?
The Spanish explorers
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What power did women hold in Spanish colonies?
They could own land if their spouses or fathers had passed away.
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Why did some early missions fail?
Natives didn't want to change their way of life, work for missions, or adopt new cultures.
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What buildings did missions have in common with?
Living quarters, granary, church
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Which group of natives did father massanet and martin de Leon call the Tejas?
Apache
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What is the main characteristic of the Spanish colonial era
Gold
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Who mapped the coast of new Spain?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
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Who built the Fort ST Louis
La salle
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What was the "Colombian exchange"
A triangular trade between Africa (slave) United States (raw resources), and Europe (products)
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Whose goal was it to find gold and build mission to claim to an area, as well as spread their culture?
Spain
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Why were the Spanish fearful of the French exploring near their territory?
They didn't want them to settle and claim more land then they could.
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Which explorer was killed by his own men?
La salle
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What was introduced to native Americans as a result of European exploration?
Disease, weapons, crops, horses, and slavery
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What did being at the mouth of the Mississippi allow the French to do?
expand up the river, control trade, and travel easier.
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Which group of natives was the last group to arrive in the Great Plains?
Kiowa
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Which group of natives is a part of the southeastern culture in north central plains region?
wichita
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Which group of natives is a part of the puebloan culture in the mountains and basins region of Texas?
Jumano
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Which group of natives is nomadic and lives in the Great Plains region?
Apache
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Which region of TX has flat land used for farming, and contains aquifers and the balcones escarpment?
Great plains
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Which region of Texas is the smallest has rolling prairies, and is home to the Tonkawa and Wichita?
North central plains
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Which region of Texas can be charactorized by the highest point in TX, and has a very dry climate?
Mountain and basin region
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Which region of Texas extends along the coastline, is the most populated, and receives the most rain per year?
Coastline plains
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How did Austin and the other empresarios effect settlement in Texas?
Attracting more settlements, creating tension with natives, and the arrival of slaves.
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Which explorer mapped the coast of New Spain in 1519?
Pineda
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What is this transfer of plants, animals, and disease known as?
The Columbia exchange
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What was the original name of the alamo mission?
San Antonio de Valero
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Why is 1821 significant
Austin brought the old 300
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Texas became a republic following what event?
Battle of San Jacinto
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Which president of Texas wanted peace with the Native Americans?
Houston
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Which president increased debt
lamar
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Which president is called the "Architect of Annexation"?
Anson jones
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Which president of Texas tried to sell the Texas Navy to cut spending?
Sam Houston
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Which president of Texas is called "The Father of Texas Education"?
Lamar
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Which president spent his terms trying to gain annexation for Texas?
Houston
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Which president followed a policy of removing or exterminating the Native Americans?
Lamar
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What year was Texas annexed into the United States?
1845
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The annexation of Texas caused war between the United States and what country?
Mexico
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What issue was a reason for why Texas was not annexed in 1836?
Slavery
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What is the term for the belief that the U.S. should extend from "sea to sea"
Manifest destiny
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What was the First Battle of the Texas Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales
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What was the Final Battle of The Texas Revolution?
Battle of San Jacinto
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Who was the Mexican Dictator that lead the Mexican Army against the Texans?
Santa Anna
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Who was the famous knife fighter that caught pneumonia while fighting at The Alamo?
Jim Bowie
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Who was the Colonel at the Alamo that wrote the famous letter stating, "Victory or Death"?
William travis
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Who was the General of the Texas Army at The Battle of San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
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Who was the famous Bear Fighter who survived the Battle of the Alamo, but refused to surrender?
David crockett
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Which of the following events describes when Colonel James Fannin & 350 Texans were killed.
Goliad massacre
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Which describes when many Texans left their homes and farms to flee away from the Mexican Army?
Runway scrape
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Who helped the Texans by delivering a letter to Sam Houston from William Travis?He was a Tejano
Juan Seguin
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What did Sam Houston want in exchange for Santa Anna's freedom?
Texas
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When did the Texans officially declare Independence?
March 2nd 1836
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Who was the temporary President during Texas' provisional Government?
David burnet
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Who was shot and wounded in the left leg during the Battle of San Jacinto?
Sam Houston
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One major change in Texas during the Mexican National Era is ______________ settlements.
Anglo
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The first Anglo settlers in TX ____________
Came for land grants
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Horses changed tribes how?
Tribes were able to hunt, travel more, & become good warriors
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This region is known as the most arid (driest) part of the state.
Mountain and basin
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True or False: Rivers were important that led to Native Americans becoming farmers?
True
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True or False: Trees were a geographical feature that led Natives to become farmers?
False
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True or False: Adapting means to adjust to new things around you.
True
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True or False: Nomadic tribes were Karankawa, Coahuiltecan, Apache, and Comache
True
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True or False: The Caddo and Juamano were nomadic?
False
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