Early Texas
How did people living in Texas before European contact usually get food?
By hunting and gathering
Who brought the first 300 American families to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
What event officially began the Texas Revolution?
The Battle of Gonzales
Which region of Texas receives more rainfall—East or West Texas?
East Texas (Coastal Plains)
What happened to Texas settlement after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821?
Many more people moved to Texas to claim land
Why did Mexico become worried about American settlers in Texas?
Americans began to outnumber Mexican citizens
Why did fighting break out at Gonzales?
Mexican troops tried to take back a cannon
Which river did the United States claim as Texas’s southern border?
Rio Grande
What was the main purpose of the empresario system?
To encourage settlement by offering land to settlers
What 1830 law restricted immigration from the United States into Texas?
The Law of April 6, 1830
What document protested Mexican government actions but claimed loyalty to Mexico?
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Why did most Texans support annexation by the United States?
The U.S. would help pay Texas’s debts
Who was the first person allowed to bring Anglo-American settlers into Texas?
Moses Austin
What requirement did settlers agree to when receiving land grants in Texas?
To settle families and follow Mexican laws
Who wrote most of the Texas Declaration of Independence?
George Childress
What event officially ended the Mexican-American War?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
How did Spanish settlement goals differ from Anglo settlement goals?
Spanish focused on missions and religion; Anglos focused on land and farming
How did Stephen F. Austin’s arrest affect Texans’ attitudes toward Mexico?
It increased anger and support for rebellion
Why did Mexican citizens like Lorenzo de Zavala support Texas independence?
They opposed Santa Anna’s dictatorship
What large result came from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexico gave a vast amount of land to the United States