Events
In 1820, this Anglo was given permission by the Mexican government to bring American families to Texas
Who is Moses Austin?
A person who moves away from their home to settle in a new area, often times in a large group or family. (two possible answers)
What is a settler or colonist?
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
Mexico declared Independence from this European Country
What is Spain?
This word means Freedom from outside control
What is Independence?
In 1821, this event marked the end of Spanish Rule in Central America (two words)
What is Mexican Independence?
A new community or town that is created by a group of people who recently moved their from a distant place. (two possible answers)
What is a settlement or colony?
Most Anglo American farmers were attracted to settle in Texas because of this inexpensive offer
What is cheap or fertile land, farmland?
Many filibusters from the U.S. supported this country's rebellion against their Spanish oppressor
What is the Mexico?
What is the Battle of Medina?
In 1824, a country in Central America created a body of laws that allowed for more freedoms and except freedom of religion (two words)
What is the Mexican or Mexico's Constitution
What is an Empresario
The Spanish word for a White English-speaker from the United States who settled Texas in large groups.
What is an Anglo?
This Filibuster was a suspected U.S. Spy who made a living stealing horses from Texas
Who is Philip Nolan?
Many Anglo Settlers in search of cheap land in Texas came from this country
What is the United States?
In 1825, these managers were given contracts of land to be distributed to Anglo colonists
The official religion of Mexico which all settlers were expected to become once they signed their land contracts
What is a Catholic?
Most Anglo colonies found the most success in this region of Texas, known for it's major rivers and location near the Gulf of Mexico?
What are/is the Coastal Plains?
The Battle of Medina resulted in the defeat of this group of filibusters
What is the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
This person supported Mexico's rebellion against Spain by fighting the Spanish in Texas
Who is a filibuster?
In 1825, these sets of laws created the empresario and mandatory requirement for Anglo settlers. Requirements like, learning Spanish, pledging loyalty to Mexico, and promising to convert to Catholicism.
(Two Words)
What is the Colonization Laws?
A Spanish Speaker who lives in Texas and originally from Mexico, the name takes after the Spanish word for Texas, Tejas
What is a Tejano?
This Mexican official helped Stephen F. Austin to locate a spot for his colony, between the Colorado and Brazos River
Who is Erasmo Seguin?
The Mexican War for Independence started in 1810 when this Spanish priest rang the church bells and gathered the people for a revolt.
Who is Father Hidalgo?
An Era named after the country that won their independence from Spain
What is the Mexican National Era?