Vocabulary
Viceroy
What is a land agent who brought settlers, divided up the land, and kept the law.
Empresario
Which explorer lead a Spanish expedition in 1528 and landed in what is today Florida?
Cabeza De Vaca
Who established a settlement in the Lower Rio Grande?
Jose De Escandon
Which mission was the first to be build in Texas and where was it built?
Mission Ysleta in El Paso
What is the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
Revolution
What is a person who moves to a new country.
Immigrant
Which explorer accidentally discovered oil shimmering on the water off the coast?
Luis De Moscoso
Who established a settlement in what is today Victoria by helping the colony grow as a Tejano center for raising and transporting livestock?
Martin and Patricia De Leon
Which mission was the largest build in Texas and where is it located?
Mission San Jose in San Antonio
What is a settlement where religion is taught.
Mission
Where settled land ended and American Indian land begins.
Frontier
Which explorer made a major impact on the future settlement of Texas?
Francisco Coronado
Who settled 500 settlers on a large piece of land northeast of Austin?
Lorenzo De Zavala
Who rang the church bells on September 16, 1810 in Dolores, Mexico and cried, "Death to bad government!"
Father Miguel Hidalgo
What is the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay.
Slavery
A type of celebration that a girl has when she turns 15.
Quinceanera
Which explorer claimed a huge river valley for France and named it Louisiana?
La Salle
Who had a bold plan to make money and obtain good land by starting a colony in Spanish Texas?
Moses Austin
What was the mission of Father Hidalgo cry for freedom?
What is a settlement of people who have moved to another country but are still ruled by their home country.
Colony
What is a journey made for a special purpose.
Expedition
Which explorer lead an expedition to conquer the Aztec?
Hernan Cortes
Who convinced the new Mexican government that settlers from the United States would help make Mexican Texas a safe and productive place again?
What year did Mexico finally gain its independance?
1821