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Mexican Independence Flashcards

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1
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A filibuster was a term for a prisoner in Mexican prison.

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False

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The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory for $15 million.

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True

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Spain had little control of Pecan Point because the American settlers considered themselves part of Arkansas.

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False

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4
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Antonio Martinez was unable to help troops because the they were loyal to France

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False

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Spain’s failure to colonize Texas throughout the 1700s was in part due conflicts with the Apaches and Comanches.

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True

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Spanish Governor Ripperda wanted to keep the settlers safe but could not because he didn’t have the troops to do it.

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True

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What is a republic?

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Power belongs to the people

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What is the El Camino Real and where did it go?

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Connects all missions, and led to Mexico City

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9
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Explain the Adams-Onis Treaty.

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Gave Florida to U.S
Sabine River becomes border
Red River becomes border

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10
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What where the conditions Martinez described in San Antonio?

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Rundown
Lacking Supplies
Lacking Settlers

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11
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Who was sent to investigate the need for missions in New Spain?

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Marques De Rubi

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12
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Why did the town of Bucareli failed to thrive?

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Neither country ‘Officially” recognizes it

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13
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Who appointed Louis Michel Aury commissioner of Galveston?

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A Mexican Governor

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14
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What happened in Texas as a result of the victory of General Joaquin de Arredondo.

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Declared themselves free(but actually weren’t)

Pushed allies away(committed atrocities)

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15
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Who governed the settlers who lived in Ysleta?

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Antonio De Oterman

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Who was the leader of the East Texans who founded Nacogdoches?

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Gil Y’barbo

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Why was Spain’s effort to colonize Texas in the late 1700s was impeded?

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Comanche and Apache
No money
Mexico has a lot of open land

18
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Who were filibusters?

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Mostly whit Anglo Americans

19
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Who was the Texas adventurer who captured Nacogdoches in 1819 with 300 rebels?

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James Long

20
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What are all the ways Spain helped during the American Revolution?

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Money
Supplies
Troops

21
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What was the largest settlement in Texas when Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821?

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San Antonio

22
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What was the result of the Louisiana Purchase?

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French kicked out of North America

23
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Why were troubles within the Republican army?

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Most identified as Americans not Texans

24
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How did the balance of power in the Americans change because of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

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U.S. controls 50%

M.X. controls 50%

25
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What did Antonio Martinez claims he headed to defend Spain’s interest in Texas?

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Money
Settlers
Troops

26
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Spanish cow handlers who made the first long cattle drives from South Texas to markets in Louisiana were called…

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Vaqueros

27
Q

One of the countries from which Governor Galvez of New Orleans recruited troops was…

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Mexico, Cuba

28
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Because of the Treaty of 1783, Great Britain was granted trading rights on…

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Mississippi River

29
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Spanish officials suspected Philip Nolan of being a…

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Spy

30
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Government Ripperda refused to allow East Texans to return to their former homes. Instead, he allowed them to settle along the banks of the…

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Mississippi River

31
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As a result of the Paris Peace Treaty, Spain controlled Louisiana. This, in turn, shifted the boundary between Spanish and foreign territory from the Sabine River to…

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Trinity Rivers

32
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Cowboy

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Vaquero

33
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Harassed settlers at Bucareli

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Comanches

34
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Last Spanish governor of Texas

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Antonio Martinez

35
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Claimed to fight for Mexican independence but had other, more personal motives

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Jean Laffite

36
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Were reluctant to relocate to San Antonio

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Settlers in East Texas

37
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Rebel leader sent to U.S. for money and supplies.

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Samuel Kemper

38
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Replaced Magee as commander of Republican army.

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Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

39
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Adapted Spanish customs to frontier conditions.

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Tejano Culture

40
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Fought for Texas’ independence.

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Republican army of the North

41
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Challenged Mexican people to recover land stolen from them 300 years earlier

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Father Hidalgo grito

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