module 12 Flashcards
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
A Mexican priest that,led a rebellion of about 80,000 poor Indians and Mestizos
Empresarios
Contractors or agents that bring settlers to Texas
Stephen F. Austin
A young agent who started a Texas colony on the lower Colorado RIver.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
A Mexican General that suspended Mexico’s republic constituction and gave himself more power.
Alamo
A fort that used to be a former mission that was an important site for the Texas revolution
Battle of San Jacinto
Was when the Texans captured Santa Anna and forced him to sign a treaty giving Texas it’s independence (April 21st,1836)
manifest destiny
the obvious fate to settle and all the way to the Pacific Ocean
James K.Polk
A former tesnese that that is also a president candidate from the Democratic party.he strongly favore acquiting Texas and Oregan who defeated Clay becoming The U.S.A President
Vaqueros
or cowboys managed the large herds of cattle and sheep
Californios
early California settlers.
bear flag revolt
Americans took the same horses that were intendent for the Mexican milita.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
It is a treaty that officaly ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of it’s northen territory to the United States
Gadsden Purchase
A dimplomatic with Mexico in December 1853.The u.s government paid Mexico $10 million in exchange for the southern part which is now Arizona and New Mexico
John Sutter
A swiss imigrant who was given permission to start a colony. He build sutter fort a popoular rest spot for immigrants near Sacramento River
Donner party
A group of western who got of trail and got lost and stranded in the Sirerra Moutains due to the heavy snow.They stared their journy in spring but were later found by a rescue party in feburay 1847 out of the 87 original only 42 survived
