Vocabulary
Spanish word for "Ranches"
What is ranchos?
Name of Stephen F. Austin's colony?
Name of the first American who was granted permission to bring settlers to Mexican Texas.
What is Moses Austin?
Who did Mexico gain independence from?
what is Spain?
Who ran the missions?
What is Franciscans?
The Spanish word for "Cowboy"
What is vaquero?
The overthrow of one government and the replacement of another
What is a revolution?
Name of the man who started the town called Victoria.
What is Martin de Leon?
What is Father Miguel Hildago?
What group of people were already living in the land that Stephen F. Austin claimed for his colony?
What is Karankawa Indians?
A person who has official permission to bring settlers to Texas
What is an empresario?
The part of the mission system that was a fort. This acted as the homes of the Spanish soldiers as well.
What is a Presidio?
Name of the man who is nicknamed "Father of Texas?"
How many years passed between declaration of independence and actually gaining independence?
What is 11 years? 1810-1821
What two things did Patricia de Leon start in their colony?
What is a school and a church
The system created to teach Native Americans the catholic religion.
What is mission system?
What was an empresario required to do?
Number of settlers Stephen F. Austin agreed to bring to Texas.
What is 300?
What is September 16, 1810?
Who is Gail Borden?
Name of the woman nicknamed "Mother of Texas?"
What is Jane Long?
How many acres of land was Stephen F. Austin granted?
What is 197,000 acres?
Once Mexico gained independence, what county did they fear expansion of?
What is the United States?
What two reasons did Mexico want independence from Spain? Hint: What was the viceroy doing that they didn't like?
What is.. The viceroy collected taxes to pay for wars with foreign countries and took most of their crops.