Philip Nolan
Expedition
Call for Mexican Independence
Green Flag of
Texas
Pirates and Rebels on the Coast
The Long
Expedition
100

True or False...Some filibusters desired Texas to be free of French authority, either as an independent country or as part of the United States.

False...Spanish authority not French

100

What year did Napoleon, the French emperor, invade Spain and depose the Spanish king?

1808

100

Military blockade of a city or fort.

Siege

100

True or False...Despite General Arredondo's punitive tactics, filibusters and revolutionary activities persisted in Louisiana. 

False...Texas not Louisiana

100

Perhaps the best-known filibuster in Texas was ____________ of Natchez, Mississippi; he believed that Texas was part of the Louisiana Purchase and should have become US territory.

James Long

200

Military adventurers who attempted to incite revolt in other countries.

Filibusters

200

People of Spanish descent who had been born in Mexico.

Creole

200

On August 18, 1813, Arredondo and his army encountered the weaker Republican Army of the North, now primarily made up of Mexican insurgents, in what battle?

Battle of Medina

200

_____________, a Gutiérrez-Magee veteran, assembled a force of approximately 300 troops on Galveston Island.

Henry Perry

200

In what year did James Long and his troops invaded Texas and took Nacogdoches; declaring Texas independent, claiming that the people of Texas wished to join the United States.

1819

300

Spanish officials were told that Philip Nolan was working as a spy for _________________, the US commander in Louisiana and Nolan's former boss.

General James Wilkinson

300

People who had been born in Spain.

Peninsulares

300

_____________________, a native of Revilla on the Rio Grande, traveled to the United States to rally support for the rebels. Following Hidalgo's death, he planned to utilize Texas as a base to continue fighting.

José Gutiérrez de Lara.

300

An additional filibuster force, led by Spaniard ______________, arrived in Galveston and eventually joined Perry and Aury in their invasion of Mexico.

Francisco Xavier Mina

300

Long refused to give up and plotted a second invasion. In what year did his new army sail for Texas and land at Point Bolivar?

1820

400

In what year did Nolan and about 20 other men return to Texas, this time without permission? Spanish soldiers sent to arrest Nolan discovered his camp approximately 40 miles northwest of Waco. However, Nolan resisted arrest and was slain.

1800

400

On September 16, 1810, ____________________ , a creole priest in Dolores, Mexico, rang a church bell and demanded an end to peninsular authority. "Will you not defend your religion and freedom like good patriots? Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe! "Death to bad government!"

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

400

One of José Gutiérrez de Lara's recruits was a United States Army officer named ______________, who later became the force's co-commander.

Augustus William Magee

400

Perry and Mina were joined by ____________, a French pirate-adventurer. He was collaborating with Mexican insurgents to raid Spanish ships in the Gulf of Mexico. He hoped to profit from Mexico's war for independence.

Louis Michel Aury

400

In late 1821, James Long conquered La Bahía. However, ____________ soldiers swiftly reclaimed it and forced Long to surrender.

Spanish

500

When Spanish officials first learned of his conduct, they assumed he was seeking fortune. He was a US citizen who had originally arrived in Texas in 1791 as a mustang trader. He entered Texas three times with government approval, but some Spanish leaders became suspicious.

Philip Nolan

500

Supporters rallied to Father Hidalgo's cause. He quickly commanded a force of more than 50,000. As the army marched across Mexico, its support grew. However, in what year did Spanish soldiers apprehend and murder Father Hidalgo?

1811

500

Gutiérrez and Magee titled their army, which included both Mexican and American citizens, the _____________.

Republican Army of the North

500

French pirate _____________ established a base in Galveston. He had a long history as a pirate and smuggler in Louisiana. He had also fought for the United States at New Orleans during the War of 1812.

Jean Lafitte

500

While awaiting trial, Long was shot and killed by a Spanish soldier. Officials said Long's death was an accident, but his friends considered it murder. His death brought an end to the early ____________ period in Texas.

Filibuster