Chapter 7
Define a vaquero.
A vaquero was the Spanish term for cowboy.
Who lived in Texas?
Mostly farmers who could benefit from cheap land.
Why was Austin's meeting with Santa Anna delayed?
The government wasn't organized and cholera broke out in Mexico City.
Who was Santa Anna, why did the Texans like him at first, and what did Stephen F. Austin fear about him?
Santa Anna became the dictator of Mexico. The Texans originally liked him because he seemed to support federalism and he promised to defend the Constitution of 1824. However, Stephen F. Austin feared him because Santa Anna became a centralist.
Who did Britain win the Seven Years' War against?
France
Define a filibuster.
An individual waging war/fighting against another country without government permission.
Many ______________ immigrants settled in Texas along the Gulf Coast, with their central town at San Patricio and a second colony at Refugio
Blank: Irish
What important request from the Texans did Santa Anna NOT agree to?
He didn't agree to them having a separate statehood.
Who did the Law of April 6, 1830 keep from immigrating to Mexico? What were the effects of this law?
The Law of April 6, 1830 kept settlers from the United States from immigrating to Mexico, and one its effects included increasing tensions between Texas settlers and the Mexican government.
What did Moses Austin die from?
Hint: he died of the same thing as Sam Houston
Austin died of pneumonia.
What was the Neutral Ground?
The Neutral Ground was an area between Spanish Texas and the United States where no government had clear control and where many smugglers, outlaws, fugitives, and filibusters went.
What were some rules for settlers in Texas?
1) Had to take an oath of loyalty to Spain
2) Had to be Catholic/be of good, moral character
3)Must be willing to work hard
What happened to Austin after he wrote to the Texans about forming their own government?
Austin was arrested.
What did the Turtle Bayou Resolutions say about the Texans' loyalty to Mexico?
The Turtle Bayou Resolutions were statements written by Texas settlers in 1832 declaring their support for the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and explaining why they opposed the Mexican government.
What were some of the provisions of the Law of 1830?
The law encouraged the immigration of Mexican and European families to Texas.
What did the Adams-Onís Treaty settle?
It settled the boundary dispute between Spain and the U.S.
What were some colonization laws from 1824?
1)Land grants couldn't exceed 48,708 acres per person
2)Colonies couldn't be established near coastal or international boundaries without government permission
3)Settlers had to be willing to become permanent Texas residents to receive land
What did Centralists believe?
A Centralist believed that power should be held by the national government, leading to the loss of Texans' "freedom."
Name at least two filibusters
James Long and Jean Lafitte
Who was Gil Y'barbo and what did he do?
Bonus: who in 7th grade is related to him?
Gil Y'barbo was an East Texan leader that led families back to East Texas.
Bonus: Whitney Ebarb is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter of Gil Y'barbo
Why was Father Miguel Hildago y Costilla important to Mexican independence?
Father Hildago issued the El Grito de Delores, a call for freedom from the Spanish.
Who were Green DeWitt and James Kerr, what were they granted permission to do, and what colony did DeWitt's family move to?
The two men were empresarios and partners who were granted permission to settle 400 families in Texas. DeWitt and his family moved to the already settled colony of Gonzales.
How did the Republic of Fredonia begin?
Benjamin Edwards enlisted a Cherokee chief's help and claimed to be an independent state.
Who was the father of Texas supposed to be, who was it actually, and why?
Stephen F. Austin became the father of Texas, though it was supposed to be his father. He ended up being the father of Texas because his father grew ill and wanted his son to finish the agreement.
What Spanish province used to be united with Texas?
Coahuila.