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Social Studies U4

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An empresario named _____ established a colony southwest of Austin Colony along the Guadalupe River. His capital city was Gonzales. Green DeWitt
This lawyer from Alabama who was arrested at Anahuac, and then led the attack at the second Anahuac Disturbance. He later became a hero in the Texas War for Independence William B. Travis
This made it illegal for Americans to settle in Texas and it enacted high taxes, called customs duties, on goods imported to or exported from Texas Law of April 6, 1830
This man was a delegate from Nacogdoches to the Convention of 1833. He would later become one of the most important figures in the Texas War for Independence. Sam Houston
This list of statements written down by the participants in the first Anahuac Disturbance and stated that they were Federalists fighting against the illegal rule of Centralists. Turtle Bayou Resolutions
_____ had a large land grant in East Texas, but lost it because of disputes over land titles, which led to the Fredonia Rebellion. Hayden Edwards
A Mexican freedom fighter named _____, was the parish priest who delivered Grito de Independencia. He also organized army of 100,000, but was defeated at Calderon Bridge near Guadalajara. He was tried for treason and executed. Miguel Hidalgo
When his lead processing business in Missouri failed, _____ came up with the idea of bringing settlers into Texas, but he died before he could realize his dream. Moses Austin
The first Texian filibuster was _____, who mapped Texas and Louisiana for Wilkinson and Burr; he was killed by Royalist troops near Waco. Philip Nolan
The border commission was led by _____. General Mier y Terán
taxes on goods that are imported or exported Custom duties
This member of the "Old Three Hundred" began a newspaper in San Felipe and became a leader in the Texas independence movement even though he was disabled. Robert M. Williamson
This member of the "Old Three Hundred" kept a journal that was made into a book called Travels and Adventures in Texas in the 1820s. Mary Crownover Rabb
This man was a surveyor who laid out the town of Gonzales in DeWitt Colony. James Kerr
______ was a Mexican freedom fighter; used guerrilla tactics against Royalist troops; helped overthrow the Mexican emperor and establish a republic Vicente Guerrero
_____ was a French pirate, who twice betrayed a filibuster. Jean Lafitte
_____ was a Mexican freedom fighter; former officer in the Spanish Army; and defeated royalist forces at Soto de Marina. He was captured and executed. Francisco Mina
_____ was a Mexican freedom fighter; a parish priest who organized an army and won more than 24 victories. He declared Mexican independence, but was tried for treason and executed. José Morelos
_____ was a Royalist general who became a Mexican freedom fighter; declared Mexican independence and made himself emperor. Agustin Itúrbide
_____ was a French privateer whose base of operations was on Galveston Island; used his ships to launch an attack on Spanish Royalist forces in Mexico. Louis Michel Aury
_____ was a Texian filibuster who served in the Gutiérrez-Magee expedition. He mounted an unsuccessful attack on Goliad and killed himself rather than being captured. Henry Perry
_____ was a Mexican freedom fighter and elected first president of the Republic of Mexico. Guadalupe Victoria
The class of people who were Spaniards born in New Spain were called the _____. Criollos
Former officers of Napoleon's army established a colony named _____ near present-day Liberty, Texas Le Champ d'Asile
The highest class of people in New Spain were the _____ who were Spaniards born in Spain. Peninsulares
A 50-mile-wide region called _____ between the Sabine River and the Calcasieu River was off-limits to the Spanish army, the U.S. army and settlers. The Neutral Ground
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