Unit 4 Mexican National Era

Question 1

Land agents under the Spanish government agreeing to move settlers in.

Answer 1

Empresarios

Question 2

First Empresario of Texas

Answer 2

Stephen F. Austin.

Question 3

Iturbide’s Plan de Iguala

Answer 3

Mexican Independence
Equal Rights among Mexican Citizens
Catholic official religion

Question 4

1824

Answer 4

Mexican Constitution was written, which made Texas part of the state of Coahuila y Tejas

Question 5

Which river did U.S. think was the border and Spain thought it was another area.

Answer 5

U.S. thought the border was the Sabine River and Spain thought it was Arroyo Hondo

Question 6

1819 Treaty saying that the Sabine river is the new territorial boundary, The U.S. gains Florida and The U.S. promise not to mess with Texas.

Answer 6

Adams-Onis Treaty

Question 7

Founder of The Republican of The North, and traveled to U.S. to help him free Texas from Spanish rule in 1811, they captured Nacogdoches, Goliad, and San Antonio.

Answer 7

Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara. and Augustus Magee.

Captures San Antonio in 1811

Question 8

Bloodiest battle in Texas History, Republican Army of the North fighting Spanish forces, resulting in the death of General Arredondo of The Republican Army of The North.

Answer 8

Battle of Medina 1813

Question 9

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 9

France sold Louisiana territory to the U.S. in 1803 for 15 million dollars and doubled the U.S. land.

Question 10

Spanish Military governor of Louisiana. During The American Revolution, he supplied the U.S. with weaponry, medical supplies, clothes and opened the port of New Orleans for U.S. use. in addition he also led Spanish troops to war and to block British naval actions

Answer 10

Bernardo de Galvez

Question 11

Mexico with Texas Together gains independence form Spain

Answer 11

1821

Question 12

Colony Between Colorado and Brazos Rivers. This was because of the rich fertile soil with easy access to water in a warm temperate climate.

Answer 12

Stephen F. Austin’s colony.

Question 13

First Filibuster in Texas

Answer 13

Phillip Nolan

Question 14

What is a Filibuster?

Answer 14

Military adventurer

Question 15

Spanish priest being The Father of Mexican Independence, He inspired and encouraged Mexican people to become independent form Spain.

Answer 15

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

Question 16

Last filibuster of Texas, and was elected president of the group of Texans to make them an independent nation, declaring them independent.

Answer 16

James Long.

Question 17

Grito de Dolores.

Answer 17

Father Hidalgo’s encouragment of the Mexican citizens, which was significant because it resulted in Mexican’s fighting against Spanish to gain independence.

Question 18

It was the merging of two provinces Texas and Coahuila.

Answer 18

Coahuila y Tejas

Question 19

What was Phillip Nolan doing in Texas?

Answer 19

Catching wild horses (authorized permission), but Spanish thought he was a spy due to his friendship with a commander in the U.S. army. 1800 he was warned not to come back to Texas, 1801 Nolan does not comply and is killed in Texas by Spanish soldiers

Question 20

Effects of France’s loss in the Seven Year’s War

Answer 20

France is no longer a threat to Spanish, and is no longer a colonial power in North America. Spanish doesn’t need missions and presidios.

Question 21

Marques de Rubi

Answer 21

Military inspector who recommended that there wasn’t a need for missions and presidios except for San Antonio and Goliad, and that all East Texans should move to San Antonio.

Question 22

Goal for empressarios

Answer 22

Increase population in Texas.