Spanish Explorers
This explorer mapped the coast of Texas in 1519.
What is Pineda?
The year the Mexican Constitution was signed.
What is 1824?
In this year, Mexico gained its' Independence.
What is 1821?
A person that is hired as a land agent and is given the job of recruiting settlers to Texas.
What is an Empresario?
This was the #1 decline of Native Americans.
What is disease?
This explorer shipwrecked on Galveston Island.
What is Cabeza de Vaca?
This became the official religion of Mexico.
What is Catholicism?
Father Miguel Hidalgo wanted this for all citizens.
This empresario was the first to settle anglos in Texas. Also known as the Father of Texas.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
The Spanish could not find this element in Texas, causing them to lose interest.
What is gold?
This Explorer led the Search for Cibola.
What is Coronado?
The Mexican Constitution established this type of government.
What is Republic?
This battle had anglo and Tejano volunteers fighting against Spain for Mexican Independence.
What is the Battle of Medina?
Mexican settlers brought this to Texas.
What is Ranching?
Anglo settlers were given these in order to get them to move to Texas.
What are Land Grants?
This tribe was defeated by Cortes in Tenochtitlan.
What are the Aztecs?
Texas was merged with this Mexican state due to a lack of population.
What is Coahuila?
This is a person that tries to instigate a fight between two sides.
What is a filibuster?
Martin de Leon brought these kind of settlers to Texas.
What are Mexican settlers.
La Salle established a fort in Matagorda Bay. The Spanish decided to _____________.
What is Build their own fort?
This is the Era in which Spanish explorers made contact in Texas.
What is the Age of Contact Era?
This document created a National Government that split into three branches, and allowed the states to make some of their own laws as well.
What is the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824?
What is USA?
Anglo Settlers settled Texas for this main reason.
What is fertile land for farming?
The Spanish established these to convert Natives.
What are missions?