Unit 5 Flashcards
Was the first filibuster in Texas, and rounded wild horses.
Phillip Nolan
Died because Spain warned him not to come due to his friendship with an American Soldier, they thought he was a spy and killed him.
Phillip Nolan
Speech delivered by Hidalgo to encourage people to fight for Mexico’s independence.
Grito de Dolores
What does Grito de Dolores mean?
A cry of pain
Father Miguel Hidalgo is known as the…
Father of Mexican Independence
The year that Mexico gained independence from Spain
1821
The year that the Constitution of Mexico was made
1824
Federal Republic, Catholicism is the official religion, 19 states, and 4 territories, Coahuila y Tejas (Texas wasn’t a separate state due to its small population)
Conditions of the Constitution of 1824
Bloodiest Battle in Texas’ History!
The Battle of Medina
An agreement among countries to work together
Alliance
An individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
Filibuster
Freedom
Liberation
A Spanish term for cowboy
Vaquero
A government in which the people elect representatives to make governmental decisions
Republic
To measure the boundaries of something, such as land
Survey
The Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area.
Empresario
A group of citizens acting as a military force
Militia
Someone who believes in sharing power between the states and the national government
Federalist
Someone who believes power should be concentered in the national government
Centralist
The agreement that the empresarios made with the Mexican government
To bring people eligible to claim land and live in Texas
Capital of Austin’s colony
San Felipe de Austin
First and most successful empresario
Stephen F. Austin
Nicknamed the Father of Texas
Stephen F. Austin
The first 300 families that moved to Texas from Austin, came from the U.S.
Old Three Hundred