Natural Texas and Its People
Historians divide the past into eras to
What is organize the changes over time that have occurred in Texas?
Defining characteristics of the Age of Contact era
What is Spanish explorers and French explorers both claimed land in Texas?
Revolt by Soldiers against their leaders
What is a mutiny?
Era in which Stephen F. Austin began colonizing Texas
What is the Mexican National Era?
Event took place during the Revolutionary Era in Texas history
What is the Siege of the Alamo?
Way early people migrated from Asia to North America
What is they walked across the Bearing Land Bridge?
Spain's efforts to take back their country from the African Moors
What is the Reconquista?
Purpose of Missions Spain built
What is religious settlements built to convert natives to the Spanish culture?
Significant event that occurred in 1821
What is Mexico won its independence from Spain?
Lasting historical symbol of Texas gaining its independence from Mexico in 1836
What is the major defeat at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio?
When early people learned to farm
What is 100 B.C.
The year Cortes defeated the native group and an explorer mapped the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico
What is 1519?
Best reason why most of the Spanish missions of Texas failed
What is local natives rejected the religion and culture?
Mexican priest that was captured and executed by Spanish authorities
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo?
Year Texas became an independent republic
What is 1836?
Native American regional groups that were sedentary
What were the Puebloan and Southeastern Cultures?
Fort established by La Salle near present-day Matagorda Bay
What is Fort St. Louis?
Architecture, food, names of Texas cities
What is Spanish influence?
Law that continued the empresario system in Texas
What is the State Colonization Law of 1825?
Date Texans declare their independence from Mexico
What is March 2, 1836?
Culture group that used teepee's as shelter and hunted buffalo as their primary food source
What is the Plains Culture Group?
3 G's that motivated Spanish Conquistadors
What is Gold, God, and Glory?
Dedicated his life to work in missions among the Natives in east Texas
Who is Father Francisco Hidalgo?
Continued the rebellion started by Father Miguel Hidalgo
What is the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition?
Death of James Fannin and his men
Goliad Massacre