Vocab Test Flashcards
Angelo- American
a person who lives in the USA, but has English or British ancestry
Mexican National Era
This was the time when Texas was part of Mexico
1821-1836
Moses Austin
Born in Connecticut
Moved to San Antonio in 1820
Asked to start a new colony but was denied
Mexican Government didn’t trust him
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Created the state of Coahuila and Texas.Created political tension and divided the reigon
Empresarios
Land agents were granted with land to sell and supervise in Texas.
James Long
Captured and executed in 1822 after leading an army into Nacogdoches and declared it Independent.
Philip Nolan
Filibuster in Texas.
In late 1700s he entered Texas to round up wild horses and took them to U.S to sell
Manifest Destiny
in the 1900s, the idea that the U.S is destined by god. It brought American settlers. GTT signs had become popular
Fillibuster
A person who gets involved in war when not supposed to.
Chronological
Events that happen in order
Land Grant
Land that the government grant you
Merger
Combine 2 separate states to make a new one
Tejano
a Texan-Mexican Person
Father Hidalgo
Calls for Mexicans to take up arms against Spain.
State Colonization Law of 1825
A married man could receive 177 acres of Farming land and 4428 acres of grazing land
Battle of Medina
The army of north was defeated during the Mexican War of Independence
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
forms the army of the north and attacks Spanish outpost during the Mexican war of independence
Coahuila y Texas
The 2 states that were merged together, created political tension
Martin De Leon
A Mexican Empresario
1825-established a colony
41 Mexican families in his colony
Green DeWitt
American Empresario
1825-started a colony with 400 allowed but no less than 200 came
Juan Seguin
Tejano Rancher who represented Texas at Mexican Constitutional Convention
Eventually supported Texas independence
Stephan F Austin
Lawyer and Legislator in US
Put aside career to fulfil his father’s dream of starting a colony in Texas
