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In 1810, this man led an abortive movement for Mexican independence.
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
Mexico broke free from Spanish Rule in this year.
What is 1821?
This city in Mexico is where the war for independence began.
What is Dolores?
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?
Mexico and the United States went to war in this year.
What is 1846?
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?
This man, who negotiated the Treaty of 1819, characterized Americans as "arrogant and audacious."
Who is Luis de Onis?
It was in this year that the western border of the Louisiana territory was formally established.
What is 1819?
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?
Who is General Mier y Teran?
It was in this year that the first Mexican Constitution was written, modeled after the American Constitution.
What is 1824?
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?
Who is James Long?
It was in this year that the central government of Mexico prohibited further immigration from the United States.
What is 1830?
When the Mexican government prohibited immigration from the United States, this Texas city urged that the law be rescinded due to the lower tariffs that were a result of American immigration.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?