Texas History Flashcards
What was an Empresario and how did they help Texas?
An Empresario was a Land agents that helped recruit and bring in settlers to an area. They helped Texas by bring people over and settling Texas. They did this because they got free land from the government and got a cut of the profits.
Who is Stephen F Austin?
Stephen F Austin was Texas first successful Empresario. He did this to fulfill his father’s plans.
What is San Felipe de Austin?
San Felipe was the main city that Stephen F Austin founded, located between Colorado and Brazos Rivers. The area had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate, great for new settlers.
Who and what was the Old Three Hundred?
The Old Three hundred was the Three Hundred American family that Stephen F Austin brought over to settle Texas.
What is Stephen F Austin’s nickname and why?
Stephen F Austin was know as the Father of Texas because he was the first Empresario there, he help settle the lands, and brought many American settler to settle the area.
What is Moses Austin’s nickname and why?
Moses Austin was know as the Grandfather of Texas because he came up with the plan to settle the area with American settlers.
Who is Moses Austin and how is he related to Stephen F Austin?
Moses Austin was Stephen F Austin father, so when Moses died Stephen F Austin followed in footsteps to settle Texas.
What was the Requirements for Settlers looking to settle with Stephen F Austin?
the Requirements for Settlers looking to settle with Stephen F Austin was they had to adopt Catholicism or already be, must become a mexican citizen, and hade to have a good, moral character.
What did the Constitution of 1824 do to Texas?
In 1824 the constitution of 1824 put Texas into the state of Coahuila y Tejas made of two provinces.(Texas is NOT a separate state ).
What was the Neutral Ground?
The neutral ground is were the U.S. and Spain did not agree on the border between Texas and Louisiana so they agreed that Neither country will control or patrol this area.
Why was the Neutral Ground bad?
The Neutral ground made it so smugglers, outlaws, and fugitives were safe from legal authority between Texas and Louisiana.
What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?
In 1819, the U.S. and Spain signed the Adams-Onis Treaty, ending the Neutral Grounds.
What did the U.S and Mexico get from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
The U.S got Sabine river is the new boundary of Texas
and Florida from the Adam-Onis Treaty while Spain only got U.S. promises to leave Texas alone.
Who was Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de lara.
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara was the the creator of Republican Army of the North with Augustus Magee in 1811.
What was The Battle of Medina
“The BLOODIEST Battle in Texas History” is what people call The Battle of Medina in August 1813. August 1813, the Republican Army battled Spanish forces south of San Antonio at the Medina River. The Spanish forces overtook the Republican army and killed all with no survives.
