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Spanish Rule in TX Test

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Who was James Wilkinson and what did he do?
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How are the mission and presidio different?
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What are filibusters and what were some reasons why filibusters came to Texas?
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Why was Marqués de Rubí sent to North America and what did he report?
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What was the Neutral Ground Agreement?
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What happened to the first East Texas Mission (Tejas)?
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In what year did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?
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Why was Los Adaes made the capital of Spanish Texas?
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What was the goal of the mission-presidio system?
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What was important about the location of San Antonio de Valero and San Antonio de Béxar?
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Which filibuster was a partner with Magee and wanted to create an independent Mexico?
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What did the Constitution of 1812 do?
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What were the problems at the presidios?
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What were the only 3 major settlements in Texas in the early 1800s?
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What did St. Denis do for Texas?
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Describe the revolt of Hidalgo and what conservatives thought of it.
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What did Spain do as a result of Rubi's report?
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Who attacked Los Adaes during the Chicken War?
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What is the purpose of a mission and the purpose of a presidio?
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Why did filibusters see Texas as a good place to come?
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It was abandoned for fear of Indians.
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A set aside part of the border where no Spanish officials or US officials could come. Ended up housing a lot of criminals.
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To review Spain’s colonies – reported that power spread too thin
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? It was near French Louisiana and the Spanish thought that would help the Spanish keep an eye on the French
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To turn Indians into Christians and loyal Spanish subjects.
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The French took some chickens.
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A good halfway point between the Rio Grande and East Tx.
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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
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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.
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1821
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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.
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Nacogdoches, La Bahia, San Antonio
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To keep control of their land claims
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St. Denis was a Frenchman who built a trading post at Natchitoches and along with Father Hidalgo established 6 missions in East Texas.
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Abandoned most missions in Texas
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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.
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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.
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Gutierrez
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It curbed the king’s power and gave rights to the people.
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Mission has priests and teaches Indians – presidios protect the missions and have soliders.
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Which filibuster took command after Magee died and forced the Spanish back to San Antonio?
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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.
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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.
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What was the first mission built in Texas and where was it located?
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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.
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Who earned the name of “the Mother of Texas” because of her strength and bravery and pioneer attitude?
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What contribution did missions make to Texas that we still have today?
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Mexican conservative leader who helped liberate (set free) Mexico; He helped to create the Plan of Iguala.
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Issued a declaration of Independence for Mexico and drew up plans for a new Mexican Republic
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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

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