Vocab
Spanish colonists and their descendants living in California
What are Californios?
Empresario who established the first American colony in Texas
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
decisive victory that gave Texas independence from Mexico
What is the battle of San Jacinto?
search for gold
What is prospect?
Swiss immigrant who started the first Anglo-Californian colony in 1839
Who is John Sutter
Rebellion of American settlers against the Californios in 1846
What is the Bear Flag Revolt?
An old mission in San Antonio occupied by Texan revolutionary forces in 1836
What is Alamo ?
U.S. president, elected in 1844, whose administration annexed both Texas and Oregon
Who is James K. Polk?
A war fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846–1848 over land and expansion
What is the Mexican-American War?
a group of western travelers who were trapped crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846–47
What is the Donner Party?
Priest who led the first major Mexican revolt against Spanish rule in 1810
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?
War fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in Texas's independence from Mexico and the founding of the Republic of Texas
What was the Texas Revolution?
belief that America’s fate was to conquer land all the way to the Pacific Ocean
What is the manifest destiny?
Mexican leader who came to power in 1830 and suspended Mexico’s constitution
Who is Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
The Battle of the Alamo was fought in 1836 during the Texas Revolution, when a small group of Texas rebels held the Alamo mission against a much larger Mexican army led by General Santa Anna. After a 13-day siege, the Mexican army defeated the defenders. Although Texas lost the battle, the Alamo became a powerful symbol of resistance and helped inspire Texans to win independence.
What is the Battle of Alamo?