The Mission System
Mexico and Texas
Stephen Austin
Fight for Independence
Joining the Union
100
When did the mission system decline?
After Mexico gained its dependence
100
What did Mexico discover that Spain had previously learned?
They learned that owning a territory doesn't mean controlling it
100
Where did he develop a colony in Texas?
Between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers
100
What tensions were there with Mexico?
There was tension with Cultural differences and slavery
100
In 1836, as the battle for the Alamo was happening, what did Texans declare?
Independence from Mexico
200
Why didn't Mexicans settle in Texas right away?
There was growing friction between Native American and Mexican inhabitants
200
To improve it's economy, what did Mexico do?
They eased trade restrictions
200
Who did Austin issue 297 land grants to?
A group called Texas's Old Three Hundred
200
What did "Gone to Texas" stand for?
People would write it on their doors to indicate that they had moved to Texas
200
Why did Texas declare independence from Mexico?
They felt Mexico had deprived them of their fundamnetal rights
300
Who took the Missions from Spanish control?
The Mexican government
300
Why did Mexico encourage American farmers to settle in Texas?
To prevent border violations by horse thieves and to protect the territory from Native American attacks
300
What did each family given the grant receive?
They received 177 acres of farmland, or 4,428 acres for stock grazing, as well as a 10-year exemption from paying taxes
300
Why did Santa Anna and a 4,000 member army march to San Antonio?
To force Texas to obey the laws he established
300
When was the United States invited to annex the Texas Republic into the U.S.?
In 1838
400
When Natives were free from the mission system, what did they do?
Some remained as unpaid laborers, while many others fled the missions and returned to their normal life
400
What did Mexico offer to empresarios?
land grants
400
Where was the capital of the colony?
San Felipe
400
What two battles were victories for Mexico?
The Alamo and Goliad
400
Why didn't the Northern U.S. want Texas to become a part of the United States?
They feared more slave territory would tip the uneasy balance in the Senate in favor of slave states. Also, it would start a war with Mexico.
500
Explain the Mission System
Catholic Missions trying to convert Native Americans to Catholicism
500
Why did Americans want to move to Mexico?
They wanted to remove any barrier to settlement of the West
500
Why did people put up posters saying go to Texas?
They wanted people to migrate there and they thought Texas would yield great wealth
500
What treaty granted Texas Independence from Mexico?
The Treaty of Velasco
500
Which president, elected in 1824, favored the annexation of Texas and let them join the Union?
James K. Polk
M
e
n
u