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Texas Colonization
Texas Colonization and Mexican Texas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Green Dewitt | Established the town of Gonzales. |
| Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 | Restriction of slavery,representative government |
| Which event happened first in settling Texas? | Moses Austin gets permission to settle in Texas. |
| Which event happened second in settling Texas? | Mexico becomes independent from Spain. |
| Which event happened third in settling Texas? | Mexican constitution |
| Which event happened fourth in settling Texas? | Empresarios were granted contracts |
| 4 ways Tejano's maintain their culture | Cook foods of their heritage, infuse English with words from their culture, celebrate Meixo holidays. |
| 1821 | The year Stephen F. Austin brings 300 families to Texas. |
| Characteristics of Mexican National Era | Old Three Hundred, Moses Austin, Martin de Leon |
| Stephen F. Austin | Founded 1st significant colony in Texas. |
| Battle of Medina | Guiterrez and McGee Army defeated |
| Guitierrez-Magee expedition | Defeated after the Battle of Medina and hoped they could continue Father Hidalgo's plan for Mexican independence. |
| Reasons of colonizing Texas | 1. Spanish: to protect their territory. 2. Anglos: to get cheap land. |
| Erasmo Seguin | Represented Texas in Mexico, located land for Austin colony. |
| Texas rivers | Locations of where most settlements were established. |
| Why did people come to Mexican Texas in 1820s? | Cheap land for farming |
| Phillip Nolan | filibuster, mustang trader, and American spy? |
| James Long | filibuster captured and shot after leading army into Nacogdoches. |
| Augustin de Iturbide | First emperor of Mexico who was unhappy with Spanish rule in Mexico and sought help from Vicente Guerrero. |