Why did Mexico invite people form around the world and the U.S. to colonize (live) in Texas?
Question 16
16.
Write a diary entry from the perspective of an Anglo settler about what life in the new colony is like. You can include positives like cheap land and negatives like Native American attacks, disease, frontier life, etc... (three sentence minimum)
What sparked Mexico's fight for independence?
Cry of Dolores
Chant of Armondo
Decleration of Indepence
Gettysberg Address
What happened in 1821?
Mexico won their independence for Spain
Spain won their independence fro Mexico
San Antonio missions were established (started)
Stephen F. Austin led anglos into Texas
Who was the Adams-Onis Treaty between?
Mexico and Texas
Spain and the U.S.
Spain and France
Adam and this dude Onis
What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Spain gave up Florida
Texas was given to Spain
The U.S. recieved the Neutral Territory
All of the above
Who made the recommendation that San Antonio, the largest settlement in Texas, should become the capital?
Marquis de Rubi
Baron de Bastrop
Green DeWitt
Stephen F. Austin
What is a buffer?
An area where people from other places come to live
a person who represents a country to another country
a person who has received permission to start a colony in Texas
an area between two enemy territories, giving them time to react to protect themselves
What is an Anglo?
a white (usually) person from the US who settled in Texas
A person of Spanish descent living in Texas
someone who has received permission from the Mexican government to start a colony
an army made up of people who serve when necessary
Who was Baron de Bastrop?
the first American to lead a group of settlers into Texas
the first man to settle a colony of primarily Mexican settlers in Texas
a man who spoke up on behalf of Moses Austin to the Spanish government
the founder of Nacogdoches
What is an empresario?
a person who represents one country to another country
a person who had been given the right to settle on land in Texas AND to bring other settlers in
a person in Texas of primarily Spanish descent
an army made up of people who serve when necessary
Who are the Old Three Hundred?
the settlers who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin. Mostly from Louisiana.
the settlers who came to Texas with Moses Austin. Mostly from Louisiana.
the settlers who came to Texas with Green DeWitt. Mostly from Louisiana.
the settlers who came to Texas with Martin Leon. Mostly from Louisiana
After the Federal Constitution of 1824, Mexico became a republic. Republic means...
the national government (not the state or local government)
when people vote for their leaders
not religious
an area where settlers from other countries live
The Federal Constitution of 1824 combined Texas with what Mexican state?
Louisiana
Coahuila
Chihuauha
Oaxaca
Which Filibuster sought help from the U.S. to fight Mexico for independence?
Gutierrez
Iturbide
Santa Anna
Philip Nolan
What is the main reason Anglos from the U.S. colonized Texas?