Unit 1
The region with the highest population
Coastal Plains
800 years.
The first Spanish Mission established in 1682
Corpus Christi de la Isleta
He was sent to Texas to observe and report on what he saw.
Mier y Teran
The study of the past.
History
The smallest region in Texas
Mountains and Basins
What were the "three g's" motivating explorers?
Gold, God, Glory
The first Spanish Mission established in EAST Texas in 1690
San Francisco de los Tejas
These men were arrested without charge
William B. Travis and Patrick Jack
The legendary city of gold and silver explorers searched for
Cibola
Name a tribe in Texas
Karanakwa, Jumano, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa.
He conquered the Aztecs in 1519
Hernan Cortes
It is known as "The Alamo"
San Antonio de Valero
Texans called for Mexico to make these two changes
Allow immigration from the US, make Texas its own state
A Spanish military post
Presidio
Name the four natural regions of Texas
Coastal Plains, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Mountains and Basins.
He mapped the Texas Coast in 1519
Pineda
He was killed by the Spanish in 1811
Father Miguel Hidalgo
This was written on the Gonzales flag
"Come and Take It."
Land agents who settled in Texas
Empresarios
Name the four cultural groups of Texas
Southeastern, Gulf, Pueblo, Plains
He landed in Texas after surviving a shipwreck
Cabeza de Vaca
The day Mexico became independent from Spain
August 24, 1821
The President and Vice President of the Ad Interim Texas Government
David G. Burnet and Lorenzo de Zavala
This banned immigration from the US to Texas, made Empresarios give up their land and levied tariffs
The Law of April 6, 1830