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Texas Colonization

QuestionAnswer
militia a volunteer army
sitio 4, 428 acres
Tejano a person of Mexican descent living in Texas
census the official count of a population
empresario a person who arranged for the settlement of land in Texas during the 1800s
Federalist believed states should have power
Centralist Believed that power should be concentrated in the national or central government
neutral Not favoring either side
Filibuster someone who wages war on a country
liberation freedom
pirate a person who attacks and robs ships at sea
vaquero a Spanish term for cowboy
Anglo American A white person living in the United States and who is not Hispanic
pioneer a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
title legal right to own property
James Long & Philip Nolan were ____________. filibusters
Antonio Gil Ybarbo founder of Nacogdoches, which became the gateway between Louisiana and Texas
Adams-Onis Treaty an 1819 agreement in which Spain gave over control of the territory of Florida to the United States & shaped the borders of Texas
Jane Long Mother of Texas
Baron de Bastrop Dutch businessman who helped Moses Austin and Stephen F. Austin establish a colony in Texas
Haden Edwards Declared that the Nacogdoches area was an independent nation called the Republic of Fredonia.
Fredonian Rebellion This was the 1st attempt by the Anglo settlers in Texas to secede from Mexico, it was short lived from Dec. 1826 to Jan. 1827.
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition Fought for independence from Spanish rule; continued Father Hidalgo's original call for freedom from Spain
When did Mexico gain independence from Spain? 1821
San Felipe de Austin Capital of Austin's colony
What did the Colonization Law of 1824 encourage? more colonization from the U.S. into Mexican owned Texas.
Who took a census in Texas? Juan Almonte
Neutral zone An area of land between Texas and Louisiana that became a lawless area
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