Vocab
What is the spanish word for cowboy
Vaqueros
Who is the leader of Mexico's army?
Santa Anna
Haden and Benjamin Edwards were empresarios who established a colony in East Texas. Their dispute with Mexican authorities and the Fredonian Rebellion raised concerns about American settlers' loyalty to Mexico.
The Edward brothers
The first battle of the Texas Revolution, fought on October 2, 1835, when Texans resisted Mexican soldiers who came to get a cannon with a flag that said "come and take it "
Battle of Gonzales
How did Sam Houston die
a sickness
pioneer
Who is the leader of Texas's army
Sam Houston
An empresario who established a colony around Gonzales. He brought primarily Anglo-American settlers from the United States.
Green Dweit
A battle a week after the Battle of Gonzales, where 120 Texans attacked a Mexican garrison.
Battle of Goliaid
A family from the United States wants to move to Texas in 1831. Under the Law of April 6, 1830, would the family generally be allowed to immigrate? Explain.
No because the law restricted immigration from the United States into Texas. Exceptions could apply in specific circumstances, but the family would not normally be permitted to immigrate under the new policy.
A indivdual who carries unathorized warfare against a foreign country
filibuster
He was known as the Father of Texas because he brought Anglo-American settlers to Texas and established a successful colony.
Stephen F. Austin
A Mexican empresario who founded a colony centered around Victoria, Texas. He brought settlers primarily from Mexico.
Martín De León
What happened at Goliad in October 1835?
Texans captured the Mexican fort at Presidio La Bahía in Goliad on October 9, 1835, defeating the Mexican troops posted there.
What did General Cos refuse to do when he arrived in Texas in 1835?
He refused to accept the Texans' demands to restore the Constitution of 1824 and end the military occupation of Texas.
A group of citinezs acting as a military force
militia
He received permission from Spain to establish an Anglo-American colony in Texas. After his death, his son Stephen F. Austin carried out the plan. He was also Stephen F. Austin's dad.
Moses Austin
Empresarios who established an Irish colony in Texas. They recruited settlers primarily from Ireland.
McMullen and McGloin
How were the Battle of Gonzales and the capture of Goliad similar?
Both were early Texas Revolution victories in 1835 in which Texan forces challenged Mexican military authority and gained confidence in their fight.
It ended the Seven Years’ War and gave Spain control of Louisiana west of the Mississippi River.
Treaty of Paris
A white person that is living in the United States and who is not hispanic
Anglo American
A Catholic priest who launched Mexico's fight for independence from Spain in 1810 by issuing the Grito de Dolores. He is considered a key figure in the Mexican War of Independence.
Father Hidalgo
A Spanish-Texan leader upset by Spanish restrictions and the abandonment of East Texas settlements. He helped lead displaced settlers back to East Texas and helped reestablish Nacogdoches.
Gil Y'Barbo
Which battle is considered the first battle of the Texas Revolution, and what happened there?
The Battle of Gonzales. Texans refused to return a cannon to Mexican troops and fought them on October 2, 1835.
Spain kept Texas, and the treaty established the boundary between Spanish Texas and U.S. territory.
Adams-Onís Treaty