Empresarios
The Spanish word for a land agent whose job was to bring new settlers into an area.
What is an empresario
Stopped immigration from the U.S., suspended most empresario contracts, and discouraged trade with foreign nations by putting duties on foreign goods.
What was the Law of April 6, 1830
Someone who travels to unclaimed territory to settle
What is a pioneer?
The leader of the Texas military
Who was Sam Houston?
Disputed territory between the U.S. and Spain after the Louisiana Purchase.
What was the Neutral Ground?
Is considered the "Father of Texas" for establishing the first Anglo-American colony and helping to form the Republic of Texas
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
The treaty that ended the Seven Years' War.
What was the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
A group of citizens acting as a military force
What is a militia?
The leader of Mexico's military
Who was Santa Anna?
A party at the Consulation the wanted to fight against Santa Anna but did not want independence.
What was the Peace Party?
A native Mexican empresario who settled families on the lower Guadalupe River
Who was Martin De Leon?
Ended the border dispute between the U.S. and Spain
What was the Adams-Onís Treaty?
An individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
What is a filibuster?
It happened because the Texans refused to hand over a cannon to the Mexican army. Nicknamed the "Lexington of Texas"
What was the Battle of Gonzales?
A party at the Consulation that wanted to fight for independence from Mexico
What was the War Party?
An empresario who settled a colony next to Austin's first colony
Who was Green DeWitt?
Stated the Texans' loyalty to Mexico but not its government, and stated their support for Santa Anna and the federalists
What were the Turtle Bayou Resolutions?
A white person living in the U.S. who is not Hispanic
What is an Anglo-American?
The Texans fought Colonel Bradburn's forces to free William B. Travis and Patrick C. Jack.
What was the skirmish in Anahuac?
The 300 original families that settled in Austin's colony
Who were the Old Three Hundred?
Brought Irish immigrants to a colony in San Patricio
Who were McMullen and McGloin?
Stated that A family could buy 4,428 acres for $30, with additional bonuses depending on the family's size. Colonies couldn't be established within 10 leagues of the coast or 20 leagues of an international border. Land grants could not exceed 49,708 acres
What were the colonization laws of 1824 and 1825?
A Spanish word for cowboy
What is a Vaquero?
A brief battle a week after the Battle of Gonzales, where 120 Texans attacked a Mexican garrison.
What was the Battle of Goliad?
A volunteer army that rabeled against Spain. Also known as the Republic Army of the North
What was the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition?