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100

In 1810, this man led an abortive movement for Mexican independence.

Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?

100

Mexico broke free from Spanish Rule in this year.

What is 1821?

100

This city in Mexico is where the war for independence began.

What is Dolores?

200

A former associate of Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, this man attempted to "liberate" Texas in 1812 and 1813.

Who is Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara?

200

Mexico and the United States went to war in this year.

What is 1846?

200

In 1806, Francisco Viana intercepted Thomas Freeman, who was sent by Thomas Jefferson to locate the source of the Red River of this state.

What is Texas?

300

This man, who negotiated the Treaty of 1819, characterized Americans as "arrogant and audacious."

Who is Luis de Onis?

300

It was in this year that the western border of the Louisiana territory was formally established.

What is 1819?

300

In 1806, Zebulon Montgomery Pike was taken as a prisoner to Santa Fe after accidentally exploring parts of this valley.

What is the Rio Grande Valley?

400
Upon visiting the Texas-Louisiana border in 1828, this Mexican general noted that Texas was in danger of being absorbed by the United States.

Who is General Mier y Teran?

400

It was in this year that the first Mexican Constitution was written, modeled after the American Constitution.

What is 1824?

400

In 1800, Philip Nolan was killed by Spanish officials near this present-day Texas city, which caused unrest among Americans in the Western Frontier.

What is Waco?

500
In 1819 and 1821, this "general" attempted to invade Texas as a result of his belief that Texas should have become an American territory in the Treaty of 1819.

Who is James Long?

500

It was in this year that the central government of Mexico prohibited further immigration from the United States.

What is 1830?

500

When the Mexican government prohibited immigration from the United States, this Texas city urged that the law be rescinded due to the lower tariffs that were a result of American immigration.

What is San Antonio?

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