Age of Exploration
I was the first European to set foot in Texas. I got captured by the Karankawas and lost all but 7 of my men.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
A religious settlement.
What is mission?
Empresario who is known as the "Father of Texas."
Stephen F. Austin
The Spanish word for land agent. Their job was to bring new settlers to Texas.
What is an empresario?
True or false: SFA convinced the Mexican government to grant Texas an exception and allow slavery.
True
I was the first to map the Texas coast in 1519.
Who is Pineda?
True or false: Missions overall were not successful.
True!
This empresario made a deal to bring over 300 settler families to Texas, but died of pneumonia before he could get started.
Who is Moses Austin?
These forts, or military outposts, were built to protect missions against outside attacks.
What are presidios?
In 1821, Texas went from Spanish control to being part of this southern neighbor.
What is Mexico?
I explored the Texas Panhandle searching for the Seven Cities of Gold just to come up empty handed
Who is Coronado?
The Spanish forgot about Texas because of this reason.
What is they found no gold or riches in Texas? OR What is they found gold in Mexico?
The reason why the Spanish government wanted to bring more settlers to Texas.
To protect against raids/attacks from Native Americans.
These white Americans (without Hispanic origin) were brought to settle Texas in the 1820s.
What is an Anglo-American?
True of False: Slavery in Mexico was legal in 1829.
False!
This was the name of La Salle's failed settlement.
What is Fort St. Louis
List 2 reasons why most Spanish missions failed in Texas.
What is: population decrease, natives running away, not enough funding ($$$) from Spain, too expensive for Spanish government
The action SFA took when the new Mexican government did not honor his land agreement.
What is he left his colony and went to Mexico City?
The first American families to settle in Texas.
What are the "Old 300?
List two requirements Anglos had to meet in order to settle in Texas.
What are: become Mexican citizens, learn Spanish, be of good moral character, convert to Catholicism.
List one effect that European exploration had on Native Americans.
What is forced off their land, and huge population loss due to new diseases?
List 3 reasons why missions were built.
What is: establish a presence in TX, convert natives to Catholicism, teach natives to be loyal Spanish subjects.
This document divided Mexico into 19 states and 4 territories and created the state of Coahuila y Tejas.
What is the Constitution of 1824?
These individuals argued that they were freeing Texas from Spanish rule, even though it was against the law.
What are filibusters?
The law that required all Anglo immigrants to learn Spanish, convert to Catholicism, be of good moral character, and become Mexican citizens.
What is State Colonization Law of 1825?