Settling Texas
This "King of the Wild Frontier" was killed at the Alamo.
Who is Davy Crockett?
The father of Texas.
Who is Stephen Austin?
These two nations were feuding in the Pig War.
What are the US and Britain?
Washington wanted the new nation to avoid taking sides in a conflict, also called this.
What is neutral?
A formal written request to someone in a position of authority.
What is a petition?
This group obtained land grants for settlers.
Who are empresarios?
Mexican dictator who won the battle at the Alamo.
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
This is the island that was being fought over.
What is San Juan Island?
Washington sent this first chief justice of the USSC to negotiate peace with Britain.
Who is John Jay?
To refuse to buy certain goods or services.
What is a boycott?
The first group of families recruited by Stephen Austin to move to Texas and settle.
Who are the Old Three Hundred?
Became the President of the Republic of Texas.
Who is Sam Houston?
He shot the pig that almost started a war.
Who is Lyman Cutlar?
Washington set a number of examples for others to follow, also called these.
What are precedents?
In 1766, parliament canceled the Stamp Act. This cancellation of a law is also called this.
What is to repeal?
Missouri businessman who received the first land grant in Texas.
Who is Moses Austin?
This US President encouraged Texas to join the Union.
Who is John Tyler?
This nation finally settled the border dispute.
What is Germany?
Washington's Secretary of the Treasury.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
These laws taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, and virtually anything the colonists could own.
What are the Townshend Acts?
Mexicans who claim Texas as their home.
Who are Tejanos?
Santa Anna surrendered here, making Texas an independent nation.
What is San Jacinto?
This British officer was fed up with glubby Americans overrunning British land.
Who is James Douglas?
Washington's VP was this man, who later succeeded him in the presidency.
Who is John Adams?
These documents gave British soldiers the right to search the colonist's homes or possessions for any cause.