| Question | Answer |
| What was the goal of the mission-presidio system? | To keep control of their
land claims |
| What is the purpose of a mission and the purpose of a presidio? | To turn
Indians into Christians and loyal Spanish subjects. |
| How are the mission and presidio different? | Mission has priests and teaches
Indians – presidios protect the missions and have soliders. |
| What was the first mission built in Texas and where was it located? | Ysleta –
El Paso |
| Why were missions built in East Texas? | To protect land against French |
| What contribution did missions make to Texas that we still have today? | ranching |
| Why was Los Adaes made the capital of Spanish Texas? | ? It was near French
Louisiana and the Spanish thought that would help the Spanish keep an eye
on the French |
| What did St. Denis do for Texas? | St. Denis was a Frenchman who built a
trading post at Natchitoches and along with Father Hidalgo established 6
missions in East Texas. |
| What happened to the first East Texas Mission (Tejas)? | It was abandoned
for fear of Indians. |
| What was important about the location of San Antonio de Valero and San
Antonio de Béxar? | A good halfway point between the Rio Grande and East
Tx. |
| Who attacked Los Adaes during the Chicken War? | The French took some
chickens. |
| What were the Native Americans expected to do at the missions and
what did they make? | Practice Catholicism, learn Spanish customs, farm, care
for the animals/ranch, make soap and bricks, sew and blacksmithing |
| What were the problems at the missions? | disease, Native Americans
did not want to convert, they rejected Spanish ways, Some Native
Americans raided the missions |
| What were the problems at the presidios? | soldiers were not paid well, they
went into debt, soldiers were poorly treated by the officers and soldiers
disagreed with friars about how to treat Native Americans |
| Why was Marqués de Rubí sent to North America and what did he report? | To review Spain’s colonies – reported that power spread too thin |
| What did Spain do as a result of Rubi's report? | Abandoned most missions in
Texas |
| What were the only 3 major settlements in Texas in the early 1800s? | Nacogdoches, La Bahia, San Antonio |
| How did the Louisiana Purchase affect Spain and when did the US become
neighbors with Spain? | The Spanish now had a new neighbor, the United
States, who was eager to expand. So the Spanish now saw the U.S. as a
threat to their land. They became neighbors after the US bought the
Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. |
| Why did some Americans think the US owned part of Texas? Did they keep
it? Why? | France (because of LaSalle) thought they had claim to some of
Texas. So when US purchased the territory they thought they had claim too.
Spain gave them Florida to stay out of Texas in the Adams-Onis Treaty. |
| The people in New Spain were unhappy in the 1800’s. Why? | Spain was making
them pay taxes and they were not really involved in the lands they lived in. |
| Why did filibusters see Texas as a good place to come? | There were not many
settlements in Texas; Unrest in Mexico; US was the new neighbor and eager
to expand; filibusters also saw this as a way to gain wealth. |
| Who was James Wilkinson and what did he do? | He was a double agent for
US/Spain. Wanted to have his own country but went against his buddy Aaron
Burr (a former VP) in court. He also tried to settle border dispute between
US and Spain with the Nuetral Ground Agreement. |
| What was the Neutral Ground Agreement? | A set aside part of the border
where no Spanish officials or US officials could come. Ended up housing a lot
of criminals. |
| Describe the revolt of Hidalgo and what conservatives thought of it. | Hidalgo
thought the class system of Spain should be no longer. He got a lot flack
from the upper class. 1810 Father Hidalgo first started the revolts to free
Mexico. He was killed and the revolt faded/went downhill. |
| What are filibusters and what were some reasons why filibusters came to
Texas? | People who wanted to wage war on an area. There were not many
settlements in Texas; Unrest in Mexico; US was the new neighbor and eager
to expand; filibusters also saw this as a way to gain wealth. |
| Who was the former vice-president that partnered up with Wilkinson? They
tried to create their own independent country, but failed and Wilkinson
blamed him for everything. | Aaron Burr |
| This filibuster was sent to the neutral ground to remove criminals. He was
upset about not receiving an army promotion, so he led an expedition in 1812
aiming to separate Texas from New Spain. He ended up being killed. | Augustus Magee |
| Which filibuster was a partner with Magee and wanted to create an
independent Mexico? | Gutierrez |
| Which filibuster took command after Magee died and forced the Spanish
back to San Antonio? | Kemper |
| This filibuster believed TX was part of the U.S. because of the Louisiana Purchase. He was so upset that the U.S. gave Texas away, he took over Nacogdoches. He was captured, taken to prison in Mexico City and killed. | James Long |
| Why did Kemper and Gutiérrez disagree? | Kemper hoped that Texas
might someday join the US and Gutiérrez wanted Texas to become part of a
free Mexico |
| What did the Adams-Onís Treaty say? | It set the border at the Sabine
River; U.S. agreed that Spain owned Texas; Spain sold Florida to the U.S. |
| Who earned the name of “the Mother of Texas” because of her strength
and bravery and pioneer attitude? | Jane Long |
| King Ferdinand VII | King of Spain that was captured for a bit by
Napoleon and then when he came back to power tore up the Mexican
constitution of 1812 that the Cortes made in his absence |
| Agustin de Iturbide | Mexican conservative leader who helped
liberate (set free) Mexico; He helped to create the Plan of Iguala. |
| Morelos | Issued a declaration of Independence for Mexico and
drew up plans for a new Mexican Republic |
| Why is 1814 important in Mexico? | Ferdinand came back to power – more
Spanish troops came to Mexico. Mexicans revolted and their revolt faded
when leader (Hidalgo) was killed. |
| What did the Constitution of 1812 do? | It curbed the king’s power and
gave rights to the people. |
| What did the Plan of Iguala say? | Mexico would be an independent nation;
**peninsulares (Europeans)and criollos (Americans) would be equal
**the Catholic Church would keep its power (that would be the religion of
Mexico)**the government would be a constitutional monarchy |
| In what year did Mexico gain its independence from Spain? | 1821 |
| What were the issues that Mexico faced after receiving its
independence? | high poverty; social classes argued how Mexico should be run;
what would the US do |
