Unit 5 Review

After his father died, who took over the task of establishing a colony in Texas? Why did Spanish authorities give his father land grants to Texas?

Stephen F. Austin, Spanish authorities wanted Texas populated to defend it from Indian attacks.

Give a reason why Texans declared independence from Mexico...

Texans believed they were being denied their individual and political rights.

A result of the Mexican Constitution of 1824...

Texas and Coahuila were united into a Mexican state.

The result of the Spanish crackdown after the Battle of Medina

Texas remained Spanish for another seven years

American volunteer forces were defeated and killed while fighting for the independence of Mexico from Spain during...

The Battle of Medina

Who were the "Old 300"?

The original Anglo families that settled and began a successful Texas colony.

How were Mexicans and Anglo American settlers in Texas alike?

They both tried to change the Mexican Constitution.

Who (families & farms) came for cheap land and farming (economic reasons)?

Anglo Colonist

Moses Austin (and Anglo-American) became the first man to gain permission and receive land grants from Spain to bring who to Texas?

Anglo-Americans

Tejano Culture

Blend of Texas and Spanish cultures

Treaty of Cordoba

Ended Spanish rule in Mexico and made Mexico an independent nation.

Most Anglo Americans spoke...

English

How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 affect Texas?

Foreigners, such as settlers from the United States, were invited to immigrate to Texas. This law accepted the conditions of the National Colonization Law of 1824 and permitted the executive to enter into contracts with empresarios and promised that newcomers would enjoy ten years without taxes (except in case of invasion)

What were the events leading to the Texas Revolution?

Fredonian Rebellion, Mier y Teran Report, Law of April 6, 1830, Turtle Bayou Resolution, and Austin's arrest.

Wrote most of the document that led to the draft of the constitution of the new Republic.

George Childress

His ( empresario) colony is considered the second (2nd) most successful Anglo American colony of Texas, despite his difficulties.

Green DeWitt

He and his brother seized the old Stone Fort and declared the new and independent Republic of Fredonia...

Haden Edwards

He was a leader of Spanish-Speaking Tejano volunteers who helped defend the Alamo against General Santa Anna...

Juan N. Seguin

The American Revolution and Texas Revolution were similiar how?

Know as the Lexington of Texas, settlers in both used self-government resisted attempts by a far-off government to impose greater control.

A Mexican politician who denounced Santa Anna's dictatorship, signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, and became the first Vice President of Texas...

Lorenzo de Zavala

Who demanded that the defenders of the Alamo surrender, but Travis and his men were determined to continue their fight?

Santa Anna

What restriction did the 1824 Mexican colonization law place on colonization within Texas?

Settlers had to be willing to become permanent residents of Texas to receive land.

Who (soldiers & priests) came to claim territory and establish missions to safeguard the area against the Natives (spread religion & keep other nations from settling)?

Spanish Colonists

The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824...

States and the National Government shared authority.

Who was responsible for capturing Santa Anna at the defeat of Mexican Troops at San Jacinto?

Sam Houston

Settlers moving to Austin's colony had to agree to become two things,......

Catholic and a Mexican Citizen

One reason Mexico wanted independence

Colonist resented Spain's half-hearted attempt to rule them

His (empresario) colony was unique because it was the only one that was mostly made up of Mexicans.

Martin de Leon

Who came to keep ownership of the Texas area?

Mexican Colonists

Mexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of an era called...

Mexican National Era

Iturbide's Plan de Iguala offered the people of Mexico...

Mexico would become a constitutional monarchy

These two events/documents increased the tension between Anglo-Americans settlers and the Mexican government.

Mier y Teran Report & Law of April 6, 1830

Catholic priest that started the Mexico's War of Independence from Spain delivering a famous sermon in 1810

Miguel Hidalgo Costilla

According to the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824, why were the areas of Texas and Coahuila merged into one state?

Neither province had enough people to become a separate state in Mexico.

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

Traveled to Washington, D.C., and asked for men, money, and supplies & helped bring volunteers from the United States to Texas to join the struggle for Mexican Independence for Spain.

Who wrote the letter to the people of Texas and All Americans in the World that described Texans at the Alamo needed reinforcements in order to defend themselves against a much larger Mexican force, but would fight to the death? (he did die at a young age defending the Alamo)

William B. Travis

In Stephen F. Austin's colonies if you were a merchant, doctor or had a special skill you received....

additional land

Most of Stephen F. Austin's first colony was made up of...

farmers