Unit 4 Review Flashcards
Moses Austin’s Nickname
Grandfather of Texas
Stephen F Austin’s Nickname
Father of Texas
1821
Mexico gets independence
1824
Mexico writes their constitution
Official religion of Mexico
Catholicism
What was Texas called under the new Mexican government?
Tejas
What did Spain force their colonists to pay?
Taxes
September 16 -1810
Father Miguel Hidalgo called for Mexican citizens to fight for independence
What were empresarios?
land agents
What was the capital of Stephen F Austin’s colony?
San Felipe de Austin
Old Three Hundred
The first 300 families that Stephen F Austin moved into Texas
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
created the Republican Army of the North
Battle of Medina
Spanish overwhelmed the Republican army and left no survivors alive, bloodiest battle in TX history
Green DeWitt
founded Gonzales and brought over 166 American families
Martin De Leon
founded Victoria and brought over 200 Mexican families
First Colonists
Wealthy farmers from the south
Where was the first colony?
Between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers
James Long
Last filibuster
Philip Nolan
First filibuster
Grito de Dolores
Speech made by Father Hidalgo that inspired people in New Spain to fight for independence
Coahuila de Tejas
State in Mexico created by the constitution
Reason that people would want to move to Texas
Cheap land
Marques Rubi’s recommendations
All missions be abandoned except for San Antonio and Goliad, everyone in East Texas be moved to San Antonio
Who founded Nacogdoches
Gil Y Barbo
