Natural Tx & It's People
What are the Regions of Texas named?
Mountains & Basins, Great Plains, North Central Plains, Coastal Plains
Which countries are the first to colonize Texas?
Spain & France
What is the importance of 1718?
The founding of San Antonio
When did Mexico win its independence from Spain?
1821
When did Texas win its independence from Mexico?
1836
What are the Cultures of Texas named?
Pueloan, Plains, Southeastern, Gulf
Where in Texas did La Salle end up and create a colony on behalf of the French?
Gulf of Mexico, Matagorda Bay
The Spanish established __?__ in Texas to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism.
Missions
What was Moses Austin’s major contribution to the settlement of Texas?
He was the first to obtain permission to bring Anglo American settlers to Spanish Texas.
Which events led to Texas becoming an independent nation?
The Law of April 6, 1830
The Fredonian Rebellion
How did Native Americans adapt to the climate of the Mountains & Basin region?
They used adobe bricks to build their homes.
Who was sent by the governor of Jamaica in 1519,
established a settlement near Tampico,
attempted to map the coastline of Texas?
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Although Fray Damián Massanet and Antonio Margil de Jesús were passionate about establishing East Texas missions to convert the Caddo culture to Catholicism, the missions were mostly a failure because —
— the Caddo were uninterested in the Spanish way of life.
Why do most historians consider Stephen F. Austin to be the “most successful” empresario in Mexican Texas?
He settled more families in Texas than any other empresarios.
The flag that Texas flew that said "Come and Take It" was flown at which battle during the Revolution?
Battle of Gonzales
The Caddo and Wichitas were a part of which culture in Texas?
Southeastern
Who was the Spanish explorer and the first European to travel through and write about Texas, after being shipwrecked near Galveston Island and captured by the Karankawa tribe?
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Father Massanet and Alonso de Leon built the first east Texas mission of ______?_______ west of the Neches River in 1690. The mission had problems with droughts, flood, crop failure, and disease, so the mission failed and was burned down in 1693.
San Francisco de los Tejas
Freedom of ???? was denied under the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
The Mexican Constitution of 1824
Freedom of Religion
Who did all of the following?
Sam Houston
Coahuiltecans (Gulf) & Comanches (Plains) were similar in that they...
... were nomadic
... hunted with bow and arrow
Who famously embarked on a two-year, 4,000-mile exploration of the American Southwest, seeking fabled golden cities?
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
Before the 20th century, diseases usually resulted in epidemics that could wipe out communities. Today, the spread of diseases are limited due to —
immunizations and improved sanitation.
How did Anglo colonization of Texas during the Mexican National period differ from Spanish colonization?
Anglo settlers came to Texas for cheap land through empresarios, while the Spanish settlers supported the mission system.
What are the contribution of these individuals to the independence of Texas?
1) James Fanin
2) George Childress
3) Juan Seguin
4) William B. Travis
1) Leader of Texians massacred at Goliad
2) Main author of Texas Declaration of Independence
3) Texian soldier at the Battle of the Alamo who was sent for reinforcements
4) Military leader of Texans during the Battle of the Alamo