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What reasons did Europeans explore? (3) God, Glory, Gold
What was Columbus looking for when he found America? Asia
Which countries were most explorers from? Spain,Portugal, France
What is a conquistador? A person who wants to conquer land, also known as a conquer
Which explorer tore down Tenochtitlan and founded New Spain? The spainsh -
Which Native tribe captures Cabeza de Vaca? By karankwa Indias
What killed many Natives and explorers during the Age of Contact? Diseases
When Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Mexico, what did people think about his stories? They thought he was making the stories up in other words liaring. -
Describe Pineda’s route and accomplishments: he went around the gulf coast of Gulf of Mexico and made a map
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What is Cibola? A 1898 painting by Frederic Remington
Why did Coronado think Cibola was in Texas? Because the painting had Texans in it
Did they find Cibola? No
What is one important landmark that the expedition did discover?
The Grand Canyon -
Which country began challenging Spain for Texas? Mexico
Which river delta did La Salle discover? Mississippi River -
Where is Ft. St. Louis? It's near arenosa creek and matagorda Bay
Who founded Ft. St. Louis? Robert Cavelier de La salle
Name 2 reasons why Ft. St. Louis failed. The French abandoned Ft.St. Louis after the Native Americans attacks,
How was La Salle killed? Many of the French fled back to France while others went to other places -
What is the purpose of a mission? To convert natives Americans
Who led missions? Friar
Which country is responsible for building missions? Spain
What religion were missions affiliated with? Catholic
Were most missions successful? Most of them fell short of their goal
Why did missions fail? Because no native Americans wanted to be converted
What buildings protected missions? Goliad -
What was de Rubi’s mission?
Who sent de Rubi on his mission? Bobby Bushay
Name 2 recommendations that de Rubi made after his journey: "Spain should abandon all missions and presidios in Texas those at San Antonio and La Bahia" and another recommendation is " San Antonio should then replace Los Adaes as the capital of texas" -
What did the Louisiana purchase mean for US-Spanish relations? Only ment to end American ambition
Which 3 countries still claimed land in North America after the Louisiana Purchase? Spain also known as Florida and Texas , Britian, and last but not least Russia -
What is a filibuster? " A person engaging unauthorized warfare against countries"
Name 2 other filibuster besides Philip Nolan: Edward Everett, Jack Jackson
Who was Jean Lafitte? He was a french American pirate in Gulf of Mexico -
Why did the Spanish grant Austin permission to establish a colony? They granted Austin permission because the mexicans wanted settlers in tejas
What happened to Moses before he could establish his colony? He died from pneumonia -
Who did Mexico gain their independence from? Spain
Which Constitution did the Federalist’s establish for Mexico? The on that lets Mexico rule over its self under th constitution
Under the Constitution, which Mexican state was Texas joined with? Mexico -
What was the goal of the Fredonian Rebellion? To leave Mexico
Who were the Edwards brothers upset with? Their was no school I the area so I guess their mad at the government or community.
How did the Rebellion end? Mexico was paranoid -
What was the goal of the Mier y Teran expedition? To investigate conditions
Why was Mier y Teran sent? He was the best person to inspect
What recommendations did Mier y Teran make? Something about the law of April 6th -
What did the law say about
U.S. immigration? If you are out of Texas you can't come in unless you have a passport well a special passport
Empresario contracts? Needs to be reacted by the Mexican government
Mexican immigration? The Mexican immigrants would be inspected by the government
Slavery? Has a limited amount
New Forts? Basically all prisoners
Import taxes? Americans has more taxes on their products than Mexicans -
What was the goal of the Convention? To make documents for the Mexican government
Who made the trip to Mexico City to present the resolutions? Stephen F. Austin -
Why was SFA arrested? The Mexican government thought the he left them in other words turned on them
Because of his imprisonment, what did SFA change his mind about? That Mexico should not rule over Texas -
Why was the battle of Gonzales fought? The Mexicans wanted the cannon
Who won? Texas
Which important Texas slogan originated during the battle? That Texas were fighting back -
What is a siege? A battle that enemy's forces around a town
Who controlled San Antonio before the siege? Mexico
Who controlled San Antonio after the siege? Texans -
Which 2 important documents were created at the convention? The declaration of independence and Texas Consituion
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Which battle did Fannin and his men lose to be taken prisoner? Battle of Goliad
Who ordered the massacre of Fannin’s men? An officer that took charge when the commander left
How many Texans died during the massacre? All of them -
Which direction was everybody moving? Towards America
What was the goal/purpose of the Runaway Scrape? To escape from Santa Anna
Why was everybody running away? Because they don't wanna die
What did people think about Sam Houston for running away from Santa Anna? Thought he was coward -
What were 2 war-cries that the Texans shouted during the battle? Remember the Alamo, Goliad
What was the number of casualties for both sides? 500 Mexicans died and 2 Texans died
Describe what Santa Anna did during the battle: he didn't know what to say
Which side was victorious? Texas -
What is an empresario?
Where did SFA establish his colony?
What were some of the requirements Mexico made SFA’s colony meet?
Describe the “Old 300.” What kind of people were they? There were 300 family's that were really there to colonize
What were some challenges in establishing the colony? To get the. Colony into Texas with the Natives
Name 2 other empresaeios: Samuel May Williams & Green Dewitt -
Name 3 notable Alamo defenders: Davy Crockket, James Bowie, & William B Travis
How many Alamo defenders were there? 185 to 260
How many Mexican troops? Around 1,800
Why didn’t Sam Houston send reinforcements to the Alamo? Because he lost and almost everybody got killed there Army would have decreased
Which side won the Battle of the Alamo? Mexico