The Alamo Flashcards
What did the U.S give Spain for Florida
5 million and control of Texas
When was Texas apart of Mexico
1821
What was Stephen F. Austin
He was an empreasario
What did Stephen F. Austin do
He brought the first three hundred families to Texas.
What were the name of the 300 families that first arrived in Texas?
The old 300
How many American’s were living in Texas by 1830
25,000
What were the requirements to live in Texas
Had to become catholic, be able to speak Spanish, and follow Spanish laws
What did Mexico do when the Americans complained
Mexico closed Texas to any further American immigration
When did the Texas revolution happen?
1835-1836
What did Stephen F. Austin do once Mexico closed the borders
He went to negotiate with Santa Anna
What happened after Stephen Austin talk to Santa Anna and what was the effect of that
Stephen Austin was put in jail and Texans revolted
When did Mexico attack the Texans at the Alamo
March 6, 1836
Who died when Mexico attacked the Texans at the Alamo and who didn’t die
All men were killed except women, children, and slaves
What did Mexico do in April
They killed Texans rebels in Goliad
What did Sam Houston do and where did he do it
He surprised attacked Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto
What phrase did Texans say at the battle of San Jacinto
“Remember the Alamo, remember Goliad”
When did Texas Statehood happen
1845
What was Santa Anna forced to do
He was forced to sign a treaty that gave Texas it’s independence
When did Texas become it’s own nation
1836
What was Texas’s nation name
Know as the Lone Star State
Who did the new Nation elect as president
Sam Houston
Why was the annexation of Texas delayed
Because the U.S was worried that adding Texas as a slave state would upset the balance between free and slave states
The U.S was worried annexation of Texas would lead to war with Mexico
When did Texas join the U.S
1845
Texas was the
28th state to join Texas
When did Oregon Country happen
1846
What two states claimed that Oregon was theirs’s
U.S and Britian
What happened in the 1820s and 1840s
Thousands of American’s were going west to in Oregon
What did President Polk want
He wanted all of Orgon
What did both the U.S and Britain not want
They both didn’t want war
What did the U.S and Britain do as a compromise
They split the 49th parrel
What part of Orgon did the U.S get
They got the Southern half
