Important People
Mexican Independence
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Empresarios
Previous Units
100
What is an empresario?
someone who brings settlers to Texas
100

Why did Mexico want to leave the Spanish Empire?

High taxes, unfair treatment/discrimination

100

What did the Centralists believe?

Power should be concentrated in the national government.

100
Who was Stephen Austin's father?
Moses Austin
100
What are the 3 G's?
god, gold, glory
200
Who was the most famous empresario in early Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
200
Who was the first person to call for independence from Mexico?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
200

What did Federalists believe?

Power should be shared between national and state governments

200
Why would Moses Austin not complete his empresario contract?
he would die on his way home
200
What did the Spanish build in Texas to convert the natives?
Missions
300

Tejano Rancher who helped Stephen F. Austin get land grants from Mexico

Erasmo Seguin

300

Why is the year 1821 important?

It is the year Mexico gained independence from Spain

300

Who got control of the Mexican government in 1824?

(Centralists or Federalists)

Federalists

300
Who would take over Moses Austin's work?
Stephen F. Austin
300

In what region of Texas did Stephen F. Austin settle his first families?

Coastal Plains

400

Empresario who established the first all Mexican colony in Texas

Martin DeLeon

400

This one is Challenging so put on your thinking caps:

How did the Anglo colonization of Texas differ from Spanish colonization of Texas?

Mission system vs land grants

400

In what year were the Colonization laws passed?

1825

400
Who were the old 300
the original 300 families that came to Texas
400
Who was the French explorer who shipwrecked in Texas?
La Salle
500

Who was the leader of the Mexican Army of the North?

Gutierrez de Lara

500

How did Mexico decide to deal with the two states of Coahuila and Texas?

They combined them into a single state: Coahuila y Texas

500
What were the colonization laws for?
to set up rules and regulations for colonizing Texas
500

What was required by the Mexican government to live in Texas?

Become a Mexican Citizen

Become Catholic

Be of Good Moral Character

500
What religion is dominant in Texas because of the Spanish?
Catholic
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