Vocabulary
A fort or military outpost
Presidio
Often called the "Father of Texas"
HINT: has a university named after him.
Stephen F. Austin
The proper name for the First People of Texas.
Native Americans or Indigenous Americans
Name the FOUR regions of Texas
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Great Plains
Mountains and Basins
A report to evaluate the conditions in Texas following the Fredonian Rebellion
Mier y Teran report
A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home.
Tejano
Famous priest responsible for creating the "Cry of Dolores"
Father Miguel Hildalgo
This tribe was Matrilineal, their families were traced through the mothers side of the family.
The Caddo tribe
The MOST developed and populated region of Texas and includes the major cities of Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.
General of the Texas army during the Texas
Sam Houston
A white person living in the United States and who is not Hispanic.
Anglo American
Made a proposal to bring 300 anglo american families to Texas, but died before it happened.
Moses Austin
These tribes built effective irrigation systems to provide water to crops as the region they were located in received little rain fall
The Jumano, Concho, and Tigua
The population is dense in major cities like Forth Worth and Abilene, but the regions become more rural as you move west.
North Central Plains
Stopped Anglo immigration from The US
Cancelled all anglo empresario contracts
Raised tariffs on all imported goods from the US
Law of April 6, 1830
An Agreement among countries to work together.
Alliance
Led the Fredonian Rebellion and Created the Fredonian Republic
Haden Edwards
This tribe made dugout canoes from local trees to use for fishing and transportation.
The Karankawa tribe
The population is mostly rural except for the few major cities like Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa.
The Great Plains
The first battle of the Texas Revolution
Battle of Gonzales
A spanish term for cowboy
Vaquero
Reported on the conditions of Texas following the Fredonian Rebellion.
General Manuel de Mier y Teran
These tribes were skilled buffalo hunters and used all parts of the buffalo
The Apache, Tonkawa, Apache, Comanche and Kiowa
This Region is the LEAST developed region of Texas; it's population is mostly rural with the exception of El Paso.
The Mountain Basin Region
Wrote a passionate letter asking for help ending the letter with "Victory or Death"
Wiiliam B. Travis