Stephan F. Austin and the Texians
By the middle of 1835, Stephen Austin believed that war was the only ______________ , and his solution required Texans to prepare for battle
What is remedy?
This fort is where the ship captains' had to pay their customs, or taxes.
What is Fort Anahuac?
They traveled across Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and beyond to hunt and trap beavers for them fur. They earned a lot of money taking these beaver skins to the United States. They were used to make expensive beaver hats. Who were they?
Who were the mountain men?
Who was the President of Mexico first?
1. Augustin de Iturbide
2. General Santa Anna
3. Vicente Guerrero
4. General Manuel de Mier y Teran
3. Vicente Guerrero
An invention that easily separates cotton fibers from cotton seeds.
What is a cotton gin?
During the Convention of 1832, Texans asked that taxes on imports from the United States be ___________ or stopped for 3 years.
What is suspended?
President Santa Violated the Constitution of 1824 by
1. Throwing Stephan F. Austin in prison
2. Allowing settlers to refuse to pay their taxes
3. Strengthening the central government
4. Granting statehood in Texas
How long is the Santa Fe Trail?
What is 800 miles?
After the Mexican government cancelled his land contract, Edwards, his brother, and 30 other American attempted to establish their own republic. What is the name of this Republic?
What is the Republic of Fredonia?
An army of volunteers
What is a militia?
Stephan F. Austin wrote a letter to leaders in San Antonio telling them to prepare for statehood. What was the result?
He was arrested.
After the constitution banned slavery, Texans tried to keep their enslaved workers by
1. Guaranteeing them freedom after a period of years
2. passing laws allowing for contract labor
3. hiding enslaved workers from the government
4. moving to anther state that allowed slavery
2. passing laws allowing for contract labor
What is the starting place of the Santa Fe Trail?
What is Independence, Missouri?
President Guerrero sent this general to Texas to investigate problems in Texas and closely look at progress being made in the area.
Who was General Manual de Mier y Teran
They searched for gold and other minerals. "They risked their lives in hopes of striking it rich," said Mrs. Garcia.
What are prospectors?
Stephan F. Austin's father, Moses Austin was given a land contract in Texas to bring 300 Catholic families to Texas. Moses Austin died and Stephan learned that Mexico had won its independence from which country?
What is Spain?
The State Colonization Law of 1825 encouraged more settlement in Texas by
1. offering land for farming and ranching
2. allowing Native Americans to keep more of their land for hunting
3. promising freedom of religion for new settlers
4. doubling the amount of taxes owed by new settlers
1. offering land for farming and ranching
What is the ending place of the Santa Fe Trail?
What is Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Remember at this time period - Santa Fe, New Mexico is part of Mexico and not the US!
Which general was elected president after Guerrero?
Who was General Santa Anna?
Fun Fact His full name was Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón.
In the Mier y Terán Report, one of the suggestions made to the president of Mexico was to
1. allow more trade between Texas and the United States
2. encourage more Americans to settle in Texas
3. send more troops to East Texas
4. sell Texas to the United States
3. send more troops to East Texas
At the age of 21, Stephan F. Austin served as an elected official to which state legislature?
What is Missouri?
One major difference between the Constitution of 1824 and the United States Constitution was
1. only the Constitution of 1824 gave limited power to the government
2. only the United States Constitution divided power between the central and regional governments
3. only the Constitution of 1824 allowed lawmakers to elect a president
4. the United States Constitution did not guarantee freedom of religion
3. only the Constitution of 1824 allowed lawmakers to elect a president
In which direction did mountain men travel to get from Independence to Santa Fe?
What is Southwest?
In 1834 President Santa Anna decided that Mexico was not ready to be a republic yet. What did he do that was against the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
He strengthened the central government.
What country was shared by Great Britain and the United States?
What is Oregon Country?