Dates
Eras
Houston v Lamar
Causes of TX Rev
TX Ethnic Groups
100
In what year did Texas become an independent country?
1836
100
What era of Texas history do these bullets apply to?
Debt was a significant issue
Cherokee were forced to leave Texas
Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar served as President
Republic of Texas
100
This Texas president sold land to pay for public school, becoming the "Father of Texas Education."
Mirabeau Lamar
100
Santa Anna abolished the Constitution after this famous empresario was arrested.
Stephen F Austin
100
The Republic of Texas used courts and gangs to take land from this group of people.
Tejanos
200
In what year did Cortes take over Mexico and de Pineda map the gulf coast?
1519
200
What era of Texas history do these bullets apply to?
Empresarios sold cheap and fertile land
Father Hidalgo gave “The Cry of Dolores”
Pirates ruled Galveston
Mexican National Era
200
This Texas president disbanded the army and navy to lower Texas' debt
Sam Houston
200
General Mier y Teran discovered this in his report on Texas.
Anglos didn't speak Spanish, weren't becoming Catholic, and could start a new revolution.
200
Texas passed a law in 1840 that required county sheriffs to do this to free African Americans in the country.
Sell them into slavery.
300
In what year did the United States annex Texas and add it as the 28th state?
1845
300
What era of Texas history do these bullets apply to?
Stephen F Austin was arrested by Santa Anna
Texans declared “Come and Take It” at Gonzales
Texans massacred at the Alamo and Goliad
Texas Revolution
300
This Texas president killed many Native Americans and forced the survivors to move to Oklahoma
Mirabeau Lamar
300
William B Travis was arrested in this town after he led a militia that tried to kidnap two freed slaves and opposed tariffs.
Anahuac
300
This expedition went rogue, invading Mexico without permission and eventually being executed by random selection of a bean.
Mier Expedition
400
In what year did Mexico become an independent country?
1821
400
What era of Texas history do these bullets apply to?
San Antonio founded
Spanish build Los Adaes presidio to protect against Spain
- Spanish missionaries spread Catholicism to Native Americans
Spanish Colonial Era
400
This Texas president supported Texas annexation and wanted the state capital in Houston
Sam Houston
400
Anglos at Turtle Bayou pledged to support this in order to decrease tension with Mexico.
The Constitution of 1824, Santa Anna, or Federalists.
400
This Cherokee Chief signed a treaty with Sam Houston. He was later killed by Texans during the Battle of the Neches wearing Sam Houston's hat and sword.
Chief Bowles
500
In what year was the town of San Antonio founded?
1718
500
Name the era of Texas history in which the following events would occur.
Puebloan tribes built homes with adobe in the mountains and basins region.
Comanche lived a nomadic lifestyle hunting buffalo on the Great Plains
The Coastal Plains region had the largest population and the most rivers
Natural Texas and Its People
500
Sam Houston created this volunteer group to fight Native Americans and replace the army.
Texas Rangers
500
Name at least two parts of the Law of 1830.
Banned immigration from the US into Texas / Mexico
Banned importing new slaves into Texas / Mexico
Increased tariffs (taxes) on goods from the US
Built new forts in Texas
Encouraged immigration from Mexico and Europe
Eliminated empresario contracts
500
This Tejano led a conspiracy to start a rebellion against Texas with Mexican and Cherokee help.
Vicente Cordova