Texas

Question 1

Alonso Alvarez de pineda

Answer 1

mapped Texas coastaline

Question 2

who spread the legend of the 7 cities of cibola

Answer 2

alvar nunez cazezade vada

Question 3

coronado

Answer 3

sent an expedition that have claimed to have found the city

Question 4

alvar nunez cabeza vaca went to the sw to

Answer 4

to find gold in the americans(3 g’s)

Question 5

hernan de soto

Answer 5

led a expedition from florida across the SE region

Question 6

luis de moscoso alavarondo

Answer 6

took hernan de soto into east texas then to mexico alond the coast

Question 7

la salle

Answer 7

established a fort on the coastline of texas for fance

Question 8

phase of spanish settlers of tx on involved…

Answer 8

conquistatodos and missionaries

Question 9

Encomienda System

Answer 9

spain trying to recreate its medieval feudal system

Question 10

Repartimento system

Answer 10

replaced ecomienda system w/ native practices(The Mita)

Question 11

Catholic Missions and Presidios

Answer 11

were built all across Tx to convert/control the native people(and prevent further European invasions)

Question 12

Towns and Ranches

Answer 12

devolped around the missions and presidios as more spanish settlers arived **(to build the colonies into more than just agriculture) **

Question 13

Fray Damian Massanet

Answer 13

built 1st faild mission in East Texas

Question 14

Francisco Hidalgo

Answer 14

effort to found missions and convet native people

Question 15

Antonio Margilde Jesus

Answer 15

built most successful missions

Question 16

Father Miguel Hidalgo-

Answer 16

crede priest in Mexico who wanted to end the Injustice against the natives and mixed people exploited by the Spanish system he led an army of Mexico City in 1811 that was defeated but still considered the father of the nation for his efforts in starting the Mexican Independence movements that continued after his death

Question 17

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

Answer 17

Advocate and organizer of independence from Spain in Texas after Hidalgo but also failed the** Battle of Medina** fought 20 miles South of San Antonio it was the deadliest Battle of in Texas history as a Spanish Army decimated the rebels who included some Americans who had agreed to help

Question 18

Battle of Medina

Answer 18

deadliest Battle of in Texas history as a Spanish Army decimated the rebels who included some Americans who had agreed to help

Question 19

The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824

Answer 19

was modeled on liberalism of failed Spanish constitution of 1812 but also had compromised to keep up keep the different groups who formed the plan of iguana and the army of three guarantees ( Mexican Independence equal for Creoles and referring the creoles of Catholic Church in Mexico) happy after they defeated Spanish in 1821 and brief of Mexican Empire of Agustin de Iturbide ended

Question 20

Colonization Law of 1825

Answer 20

Colonization Law of 1825 merge the states of Texas and one larger State since they both had low population and low Economic Development(Coahvila y Tejas) and created laws and incentives for people to settle these areas( became Mexican citizens had to act with good mortality couldn’t settle near USA Mexican border Etc)

Question 21

slavery

Answer 21

slavery was blamed in Mexico as early as 1821 but not officially abolished until 1829 by the government this annoyed many Americans who had to move to Texas under the the 1825 Colonization Law from Southern USA with slaves

Question 22

State Colonization Law of 1825

Answer 22

State Colonization Law of 1825 open in Texas to colonization by European and American immigrants on generous terms to develop the frontier lands more after merging Colina / Texas:
1) had to improve land
2) recognize themselves as Mexican citizens
3) follow the Roman Catholic Church
in exchange they were given privileges compared to other Mexican citizens who lived in Texas and other states
1) settlers did not have to pay taxes
2) settlers were given more autonomy than other states for example slavery

Question 23

Moses Austin

Answer 23

American industrialist which received a land grant from Spain in 1820 as an empresario to build the first Anglo settlement in Spanish Texas but he died

Question 24

empresario

Answer 24

bussiness man

Question 25

Stephen F Austin

Answer 25

followed his father’s land grant to Texas in 1825 as an empresario Mexico chose to honor the land grant he brought 300 families and their slaves considered the father of Texas

Question 26

Erasmo seguin-

Answer 26

from 1807 through 1835 was the head Post Master of San Antonio he went to convection of representation Texas and help create the 1824 Mexican constitution and 1825 Colonization Law before helping Steven F Austin choose a location

Question 27

Martin De Leon -

Answer 27

Mexican Emperor who found Victoria as the only true Mexican colony in Texas became first leader and ranching

Question 28

Green Dewitt-

Answer 28

American empresario who brought families to Texas and founded the settlement of Gonzales which was it as Austin or DeLeon

Question 29

Fredonian Rebellion

Answer 29

Angela and Presario Hayden Edward failed attempt to have Texas succeed from Mexico in late 1826 at Nacogdochesit caused Meir y Teran investigation and the law of 1830 which would punish Angelo Texas and try to keep Texas in Mexico

Question 30

Mier y Teran Report

Answer 30

Mier y Teran Report-After the military inspection on Texas and 1828 they made a report stating that strong measures needs to be taken to prevent the USA from taking control of Texas since the Texas were isolated themselves and ignoring law to stop slavery

Question 31

law of April 6th 1830-

Answer 31

stopped American immigrants into all Mexican territories and their slaves made the Texan settlers pay taxes tariffs and duties also encouraged Mexicans to move to Texas to offset the population disparity between angles and Hispanics( both normal citizens and even convicted criminals) this was influenced heavily by the Fredonian rebellion and Mier y Teran Report report to keep Texas from USA

Question 32

Turtle Bayon resolution-

Answer 32

Written to explain the Angelo Texans getting War when they had a skirmish with a Mexican fort

Question 33

arrest of Stephen F Austin:

Answer 33

his efforts in advocating for Texas and return to a Mexican civil war

Question 34

Battle of gonzales

Answer 34

the first battle of the texas revolution; referred to as the “Lexington of Texas” ;The mexican’s government held the property of the cannon but the colonist refused to give it back and fought back.