Mexican Independence Flashcards

1
Q

Who lost the Seven Years war.

A

France

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2
Q

Who was the King’s inspector [missions]

A

Rubi

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2
Q

What were the two superpowers of the New World

A

Spain and Britain

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3
Q

Who founded Nacgodoches?

A

Gil Y’Barbo

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4
Q

When was the Amecican Revolution

A

1776

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4
Q

Who was the lousiana military governer that aided the Americans

A

Galvez

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5
Q

What is one thing Galvez aided?

A

Allowed Americans to use New Orleans, gave money and supplies, led Spanish troops

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5
Q

Louisiana Purchase: (Date, cost, country)

A

1803, 15 million, France

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5
Q

What Lousisana Purchase do?

A

Double size of USA

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6
Q

What was the main problem of the neutral territory?

A

bad guys went there to escape the law.

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7
Q

When was the Adams-Onis treaty signed?

A

1819

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8
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Which country gets Florida In Adam Onis treaty

A

USA

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9
Q

What are filibusters

A

Filibusters are people who go to another country and try to take it over by waging war. They do this WITHOUT the support of their home country.

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10
Q

Who was the first filibuster

A

Philip Nolan

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11
Q

Which one came first? Revolutionary war or seven years war?

A

7 years war.

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12
Q

When was the Mexican National Era

A

1821 - 1836

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13
Q

When is Rubi’s report

A

1768

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14
Q

What were the three challenges in Mexico that Spain faced.

A

Distance Taxes Poverty

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15
Q

Grito de Dolores

A

September 16, 1810-

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16
Q

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

A

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara traveled to the United States in 1811 to get help freeing Texas from Spanish rule. He met Augustus Magee and together they created the Republican Army of the North.

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17
Q

Battle of Medina

A

Bloodies Battle in Texas History

18
Q

Pirtate

A

Jean Lafitte

19
Q

James long

A

Last filibuster in Texas

20
Q

The Long
Expedition

A

The group declared Texas independent and elected Dr. James Long as its president. After a string of battles, Long and his men were surrounded by the Spanish Army. Long was taken to a Mexican prison where he was shot and killed by a guard 6 months later.

21
Q

1820

A

Agustin de Iturbide

22
Q

The Treaty of Cordoba was signed,

A

August 21, 1821

23
Q

Culture

A
  • 40% of the Texas population is Hispanic
  • Cattle ranches adopted Spanish ranching methods
  • Tejano culture is still strong in Texas today.
24
Q

Mexican Nation Era begins

A

1821-1824

25
Q

Mexican Nationalism,

A

1750-1830

26
Q

What is an empressario

A

Land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area.

27
Q

Moses Autin

A

grandfather of texas

28
Q

Stephen F Austin

A

Father of Texas

29
Q

GTT

A

Gone to Texas

30
Q

Main city (Stephen)

A

San Felipe de Austin

31
Q

Requirements for first 300

A

must convert to catholicism
must become a spanish/mexican citizen
must be of good, moral character

32
Q

cost per acre

A

12.5 cents

33
Q

How many acres would a free man get

A

640 acres

34
Q

Colonization Law of 1825

A

Goal: Increase the population
- Invited colonists to move to Texas (even without empresario) by giving them up to 4,428 acres for just $30.
- Most still chose to use an empresario because they didn’t speak the language

People begin flocking to Texas. GTT (Gone to Texas becomes a big thing)

35
Q

City (Green dewitt)

A

Gonzales

36
Q

Martin de Leon (city)

A

Victoria

37
Q

First 300 were…

A

wealthy farmers

38
Q

percent of colony was slaved in 1825

A

25%

39
Q

Why did settlers come (1)

A

Cheap land

40
Q

Why did settlers come (2) different reason

A

escape debt

41
Q

Grito de Deloros

A

“cry of pain”

42
Q

did filibusters use support from home country

A

no no no no no no

43
Q

Anglo settlers

A

White settlers from America

44
Q

Erasmo Seguin

A

helped Stephen F Austin pick land.

45
Q

Catholicism

A

Official religion

46
Q

In spite of its failure to build strong settlements, the Spanish made lasting contributions to Texas culture.

A

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