Key People
Who was General Teran?
sent by the Mexican government to inspect Texas about the growth of American Influence, he said "if you don't do something, Texas will be lost forever!"
Who were McMullen and McGloin?
Irish empresarios who settled 200 Irish families in Texas, Established the town of San Patricio de Hibernia( St. Patrick of Ireland)
What was the Battle of Gonzales nicknamed?
Lexington of Texas
What was the Neutral Ground?
It was an unclaimed territory where people that didn't have authorization went.
What was required of the settlers coming to Texas?
1. Had to be Catholic
2. Be of good, moral character
3. Be willing got work hard and be loyal to the government
4. Citizens of Spain and an oath of allegiance to the Spanish and later Mexican government
Who was Gil Y'barbo?
Leader of Eastern Texans who moved them back to the east without Spanish authorities approval after the government moved them out, and he started the colony of Nacogdoches near abandoned mission Guadalupe
Who was John Davis Bradburn?
Commanded the garrison at Anahuac, arrested William B. Travis and Patrick C. Jack, later refused to release them after the Texans released his soldiers.
Who did France and Spain support during the American Revolution?
United States
What was a militia?
A group of citizens acting as a military force.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect Texas?
It doubled the size of the US and made the US the next-door neighbor of Texas.
Who was Marquez de Ruby?
Visitador general sent by King Charles lll to inspect East Texas missions and decided to abandon them
Who was Moses Austin?
Father of Stephen F. Austin, Stephen took over his plan when he died, first man granted to bring Anglo-American settlers to Mexican TX, lost his fortune because of depression in 1812
Describe the skirmish at Anahuac.
Ship captains on the Brazos were supposed to dock and file taxes, this angered ship captains, captains began to just continue upriver, resulting in gunfire and arrest of William and Patrick, Bradburn didn't release William and Patrick, Texans made camp near Turtle Bayou
What is an Anglo-American?
A white person living in the United States and who is not hispanic.
What is the difference between centralists and federalists?
Centralist= someone who believes power should be concentrated in the national government
Federalist= someone who believes in sharing power between the states and the national government
Who was Sam Houston?
The first president of the Republic of Texas, and Commander of the Army in the ad-interm government.
Who was Santa Anna?
Mexican dictator who approached as a Federalist who the colonists liked, but then was their main enemy in the fight for independence.
What flag flew during the Battle of Gonzales?
Come and Take It Flag
What is a Vaquero?
A Spanish term for cowboy, Mexican vaqueros made the first long cattle drive from South Texas to markets in Louisiana
What is the difference between the War and Peace Party?
War Party= favored an immediate declaration of independence from Mexico, believed that fighting showed that Texas could no longer remain under Mexican rule
Peace Party= not ready to declare independence, wanted the Consultation to say that Texas was fighting for Mexican Constitution of 1824, hoped this approach would convince the people of other Mexican states to join in the struggle
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
"Father Of Texas", founded first American colony in Texas, most successful empresario, key figure in the resolution, son of Moses Austin, brought colonists from the US, died of pneumonia
Who was Green DeWitt?
was granted permission with his partner, James Kerr, to settle 400 families on property near Austin's original colony. The land he settled in was one of the most successful Anglo-American colonies, including the town of Gonzales.
Who made the Come and Take It flag? What was it made of?
Texas women and wives made the come and take it flag. It was made of old wedding dresses.
What is Ad-Interm Government?
An important military and political force who helped with the war( Battle of San Jacinto)