Vocabulary
the number of votes a candidate’s elector’s receive from citizen voters
popular vote
Founder of the California Missions
Became the first President of an independent Texas
Sam Houston
a French word meaning “meeting place”
Rendezvous
What was the point of the missions?
were founded to Christianize the Indians
-draw them into Spanish culture and make them fit subjects of the Spanish/Mexican government
the uniquely American idea that the American people have a clear mandate to populate and control North America
Manifest Destiny
He sent General Martin Perfecto de Cos with 1200 men to Texas to teach the Texians that they had to obey Mexican law.
Santa Anna
was called “Pathfinder” because of his expeditions into California; came back with descriptions of plants and animals as well as a description of Mexico’s weak hold on California
John C. Fremont
Did Mexico agree with Texas being declared a separate state? What was done about it?
No, the refused to recognize the independence of Texas but nothing was done because Mexico was weak and unstable
Who were the San Patricios?
mostly Irish Brigade made up of Irish immigrants to the U.S.
A Spanish word for fortress
presidios
led the Bear Flag Rebellion in Sonoma, California in 1846
William Ide
was later defeated when he was napping near San Jacinto
Santa Anna
to isolate a particular area, using troops or warships, so as to prevent the passage of persons and supplies to and from that area
Blockade
Texas was now an independent nation. They wanted one of two things to happen. What were they?
Annexed by US
Financial support by either Great Britain or France
Spanish word signifying a small town or settlement
villa
replaced Gen. Zachary Taylor in Mexico
Gen. Winfield Scott
land was granted by Spain to him called Tejas
Moses Austin
he general Pres. Polk sent to the border of Texas/Mexico with orders to cross
Gen. Zachary Taylor
What were the offers the U.S. made to Mexico for California?
he offered that Mexico could give California to the U.S. to pay off a large debt the Mexican government owed to the U.S citizens.
Then Polk tried to sweeten the deal by including a payment of money for California but Mexico again refused.
the Spanish word for “brother” as in a member of a religious order
fray
he came to stir up a rebellion against Mexico among the Anglo-Americans in California.
John C. Fremont
Was defeated by the Texians at the Alamo
de Cos
-for $15 million dollars, Mexico agreed to sell to the U.S. California and those lands to the north that eventually became New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada.
-they also agreed to recognize the U.S.’s claim of the Rio Grande as the border between the two countries
-the U.S. agreed to respect the religion and property of Mexicans living under U.S. rule in those territories
When did Santa Anna attack the Alamo?
early morning, March 6, 1836