Significant Dates, People, and Events in Texas History
Empresario
A Spanish land agent who sold land to settlers in Tejas
1821
Mexico gains Independence from Spain.... AND Stephen F. Austin brings the first Anglos to Texas, known as the Old 300.
James K. Polk
Believed in Manifest Destiny. Was President of United States in 1845.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the US Mexican War in 1848. Mexico agreed to give up all claims to Texas AND the Rio Grande officially became Texas's southern border AND the US gained the Mexican Cession
Gutierrez and Magee
Filibusters who wanted to continue Father Hidalgos rebellion against Spain, so they built an army to invade Texas and declare it free from Spain
1718
Founding of Mission San Antonio De Valero, The Alamo.
1824
Mexico creates a written Constitution which says Catholicism is the National Religion, you must speak Spanish, slavery is illegal, and separate states are created within Mexico.
William Travis
Leader at the Alamo. Wrote a famous letter from the Alamo asking for reinforcements. Signed the letter Victory or Death!
1519
Mapping of the Texas Coast and first mainland Spanish settlement (De Pineda).
Mier y Teran
Mexican General and investigator who was sent to write a report about the conditions in Tejas
Law of April 6, 1830
Put in place by Mexico in order to control the rebellious Texans and Anglos
Cheap Land
Reasons for Anglo Colonization
God, Gold , and Glory
Reasons for Spanish Exploration
Filibuster
Rebellious troublemaker who were coming into Mexican Texas and causing problems for Spain
Jose Escandon
Spanish military leader during Spanish Colonization who built 20 missions along the Rio Grande
1845
Texas annexation into the United States (Texas becomes a state).
1836
Texas gains Independence from Mexico.
Compromise of 1850
Texas sold it's extra land to USA in exchange for 10 million dollars
Manifest Destiny
The belief that America would someday control land from sea to shining sea
Native Texans
The group of people in Texas who adapted to their environment to meet their needs. Examples: Comanche, Karankawa, Caddo
San Jacinto Monument
The historical place located near Houston, where the Battle of San Jacinto was fought.
A Primary Source
a written document or picture or map from someone who was an eye witness at the time. Example: Diary, old map, painting
the Spanish colonized Texas by ______________________________________
building Missions and Presidios in order to convert the Natives and keep the French away.
Treaty of Velasco
signed by Santa Anna. Ended the Texas Revolution in 1836 and made Texas free from Mexico.
Anglos colonized Texas by _______________________________
signing land grants through empresarios who sold land.