Mexican Texas Flashcards
what are the effects of France losing the 7-year war?
France loses Louisiana
what are the effects of France losing the 7-year war?
France is no longer a colonial power in North America
what are the effects of France losing the 7-year war?
Spain doesn’t need East Texas missions & presidios
Since France was no longer a threat, King Charles III appointed ___________ to inspect all of the missions to see if they were necessary.
Marques de Rubi
Rubi’s Recommendations:
Texas missions be abandoned, except San Antonio & Goliad
Rubi’s Recommendations:
All settlers in East Texas be moved to San Antonio.
In 1776, Britain’s ____ colonies in North America rebelled against British rule
13
These first 300 families are sometimes referred to as the…
“Old Three Hundred”
Austin chose wealthy farmers from the ______ to settle his colony
south
The settlers came for…
cheap land, to escape debt, or for an adventure
…of Austin’s families were slave holders
Sixty-nine
Southern farmers brought many slaves into Texas to produce…
cotton crops
In 1825 about ______ of Austin’s colony was enslaved.
one-fourth
what was the goal of the colonization law of 1825
Increase the population
…were furious about being forced to leave their homes
East Texas settlers
Spanish military governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez aided the Americans in the war effort by
Allowed American ships to use ports in New Orleans
Spanish military governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez aided the Americans in the war effort by
Gave supplies and money
Spanish military governor of Louisiana, Bernardo de Gálvez aided the Americans in the war effort by
Led Spanish troops against the British along the coast.
In 1803, the U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for…
$15 million
Neither country will control or patrol this area
Neutral Zone
With nobody to patrol this territory:
Smugglers, outlaws, and fugitives were safe from legal authority here
In 1819, the U.S. and Spain signed the ____________, ending the Neutral Ground Agreement
Adams-Onis Treaty
The United States gets:
Sabine River is the new boundary of Texas and gets Florida
Spain gets:
U.S. promises to leave Texas alone
_______ are people who go to another country and try to take it over by waging war
Filibusters
Philip Nolan:
The First Filibuster
who came to Texas to capture wild horses?
Philip Nolan
They thought he was an American Spy
Philip Nolan
Life was challenging for those living in New Spain because:
Taxes, poverty, and distance
________ called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence from Spain
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Father Miguel Hidalgo is known as the
Father of Mexican Independence
Stephen F. Austin became the first _________ in Texas, when he took over for his father
empresario
The Spanish sent _________ to help him pick land for his settlement
Erasmo Seguin
________ came up with an idea to bring Anglo-American families to settle in Texas
Moses Austin
Land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area
Empresarios
an important American empresario who settled 166 American families and founded the town of Gonzales
Green DeWItt
a Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families in South Texas. He and his wife founded the town of Victoria
Martin De Leon
