People & Leaders
founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas
Increased tx population
father of texas
Stephen F Austin
motivated many early European explorers to investigate the Americas
Gold God Glory
3Gs
constitution combined Coahuila and Texas into one state under Mexico in 1824
The Constitution of 1824
Battle that won Texas its Independence
Battle of San Jacinto
Region of Texas were the Comanches mainly lived
Great Plains
wrote a famous letter from the Alamo declaring he would "never surrender or retreat"
William B Travis
empresario established a colony near present-day Gonzales
What region?
Green Dewitt
Coastal Plains
Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 restricted
Freedoms practice any religion other than Catholic were illegal
Delegates met at Washington-on-the-Brazos in March 1836 intending to...
create a new independent government/write the Texas Declaration of Independence
Puebloan people adapted to the Mts & Basin Region
built homes of adobe (clay)
farmers/sedentary life
served as a messenger and later fought at the Battle of San Jacinto
successful rancher in texas
Juan Seguin
Reasons Mexico wanted independence from Spain
colonists upset by heavy Spanish rule and denial of best jobs
Turtle Bayou Resolutions led Texans said the supported which leader?
Wrote the Letter from the Alamo and what was its main purpose
William B Travis and asking for help (troops)
Texas region contained the majority of the land grants & WHY
Coastal Plains
WATER, CLIMATE, SOIL
primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence & where is was written
George Childress wrote the TX Declaration of Indepedence at Washington on the Brazos
Why did Stephen F. Austin choose the coastal plains near the Colorado and Brazos Rivers for his colony
good soil, water, and the climate was good
effect of combing Coahuila and Texas into a single state
Tension and disagreements
Group of of Texans who wanted to write the Declaration of Independence and become their own country
Texas War Party
Explain why many early Texans moved from place to place
Follow their food (buffalo)
find water
Did not support the idea of Texas independence until something change his mind (empresario to diplomat to supporting the revolution)
Stephan F Austin and his arrest by mexico
why Phillip Nolan was considered a filibuster
Waging war, stealing horses
Contributions of Stephen F. Austin to the settlement of Texas
brought settlers/established colonies;
negotiated with Mexican authorities/kept order.
Importance: grew population, stability for colonies.
Reasons mission failed
diseases killed natives, native resistance