Major Historical Events
Who started the "Grito de Dolores"?
Father Miguel y Costilla
What were Spanish Presidios For?
To protect the missions from native americans.
Stephen F. Austin
What killed the Coahuiltecan people?
Diseases brought by Europeans
What are the effects of the Mexican War of Independence?
Economic Difficulties and a decline of population.
What were Spanish Missions for?
To convert native Americans to Catholicism
The person who gained permission to make a colony in Texas.
Moses Austin
Farming Technique used by the Caddos
Crop Rotation
What was the battle that let Spain take back Texas?
The Battle of Medina
Challenges for native Americans
disease, poor nutrition, and labor.
Things that were offered to new settlers
Free and cheap land.
People who constantly move places.
Nomads
The person who took over span after King Ferdinand Vll was forced to abdicate.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the economy for Spanish settlements?
Farming and Ranching
People who try to get more people to settle in Texas.
Empressarios
Native American tribe that moved to different places to adapt to the climate
Karankawas
What was the filibuster expedition that tried to make Texas Independent
The Gutierrez-Mcgee Expedition
What made San Antonio so Important?
It was a trading hub for many people.
Type of settlers brought under the empressario system
Anglo settlers
Panfilo de Navaerz