Mexican National Era
"Will you recover the lands stolen three hundred years ago from your forefathers by the hated Spaniards? We must act at once... Will you defend your religion and your rights as true patriots? Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe! Death to bad government!"
Grito de Dolores
Known as the Father of Texas
Stephen F Austin
What was a major problem in Texas that later caused Sam Houston to cut spending
Debt
Had a failed expedition in Texas
Coronado
This region has the most rainfall
Coastal Plains
Grito de Dolores was a speech done by this person
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Brought the first 300 Anglo families to Texas
Stephen F Austin
a belief that the United States has the God given right to have all the land west.
Manifest Destiny
Shared stories about land rich in copper and emeralds, inspiring further exploration of Texas; was shipwrecked.
Cabeza de Vaca
Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa
Great Plains
He captured and traded wild mustangs (horses) in Texas and later killed by the Spanish
Philip Nolan
Settled the first Mexican families near Victoria
Martin De Leon
many people in the North were against it because they didn’t want slavery to grow
Annexation
Landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River
La Salle
This region has the highest elevation in the state
Mountain and Basins
The state of Coahuila y Texas was formed, merging Texas with Coahuila. What document?
Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824
This leader won the battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston
U.S. soldiers camped in disputed territory near the Rio Grande, leading to tensions.
President James K. Polk aimed to fulfill the ideas of Manifest Destiny, which involved expanding U.S. territory.
Causes of the Mexican American War
These two groups moved around and hunted buffalo; lived in small bands.
Comanches and Kiowas
This Texas city has the most humidity in the state
Houston
formed to continue the rebellion against Spanish rule initiated by Father Miguel Hidalgo in 1810
Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition
Led troops during the Battle of Goliad; was later massacred.
James Fannin
Mexico agreed to set the southern border of Texas at the Rio Grande.
The United States paid $15 million to Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
Officials from both sides signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, ending the war and transferring land to the U.S.
What is effects of the Mexican American War?
This native American tribe lived in the Gulf Coast and used fishing as their main part of the diet
Karankawa
People use irrigation in the Great Plains in order to farm; people use air conditioners in El Paso; people use umbrellas in Coastal Plains.
to change something about yourself or the way you do things so you can fit in or survive better in a new situation.
Adapt