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Jan 1, 1400
Age of Exploration
A. God, Glory, Gold
B. Columbus was looking for an easier way to get to the indies.
C. Spain, Portugal, England, and France.
D. A conqueror
E. Hernán Cortés -
Jun 2, 1519
Pineda maps the Texas Coast
A. He mapped the Texas coastline, made the document in Texas history, and discovered that Florida was not an island. -
Jan 1, 1527
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecks
A. The Aztecs
B. Diseases
C. They thought more about America and the wealth it could bring. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado sets out for Cibola
A. Cibola is one of the seven mythical cities of gold.
B. Cabeza de Vaca described Texas as an awesome land.
C. No
D. Grand Canyon -
LaSalle lands in Texas
A. France
B. Mississippi River Delta Plain -
Fort St. Louis founded
A. Texas
B. La Salle
C. French abandoned the fort after the native Americans attacked and they failed to find what they were looking for.
D. La Salle was murdered by his own crew. -
Mission San Francisco founded
A. The purpose of the mission is to convert Native Americans to spanish citizens.
B. Friar
C. Spain
D. Catholic
E. No
F. They failed because know one wanted to become a Spanish citizen and diseases.
G. Presidio -
Marques de Rubi Inspects Texas
A. To inspect the missions.
B. Spain
C. To stop the missions. To say they weren't working. -
Philip Nolan Expedition
A. A person who engages in unauthorized warfare against the Spanish.
B. James Long and Father Hidalgo
C. A French-American pirate. -
The Louisiana Purchase
A. They were quieted by the treaty.
B. France, Spain, and Britain -
Mexico gains Independence
A. Spain
B. The Constitution of 1824
C. Coahulia -
Moses Austin Asks Permisson for Colony
A. So that they had a colony that is dedicated to the spanish.
B. He died of Phnemonia. -
Stephen F. Austin establishes his Colony
A. A person who was granted to settle on Mexican land.
B. Texas
C. No Criminal activity and must be able to farm.
D. People who got accepted into SFAs colony. They were smart, athletic, and farmers.
E. Finding the right people and finding the perfect place to settle.
F. Moses Austin and SFA. -
Fredonion Rebellion
A. To secede from Mexico.
B. The Mexican government
C. Mexico stopped the rebellion. -
Mier y Teran Report
A. It was a fact-finding misson, to check in on the Texans for any rebelious activity.
B. To find rebelious activity.
C. Mier y Teran made 14 recommendations-among those colonization of Texas by Europeons and Texans and stimulation of coastal trade. -
Convention of 1830
A. To make a state Constitution for Texas.
B. Stephen F Austin -
Law of April 6, 1830 passes
i. U.S Immigration has been banned.
ii. Opened Coastal trade for 4 Years
iii. Encouraged Mecian immigration
iv.Prohibits slaves from entering Texas from the U.S.
v. Increased military occupation over Texas.
vi. Placed Taxes on goods from the U.S. -
Austin gets Arrested
A. SFA was accused of trying to incite insurrection in Texas.
B. SFA decided to side with the Texans. -
Battle of Gonzales
A. The people of Gonzales refused to give the Mexican government back a cannon.
B. The citzens of Gonzales won the battle.
C. Come and Take it -
San Antonio de Bexar Siege
A. A seige is surronding and attacking a fortified place.
B. The Mexican general Perfecto de Cos controlled San Antonio first.
C. SFA controlled San Antonio after the seige -
The Runaway Scrape
A. They went East.
B. The gooal was to weaken the Mexian Army by burning towns nearby.
C. Santa Anna's army was chasing them.
D. People thought Sam Houston was a coward for running -
Alamo Falls
A. Davy Crocket, William Travis, and James Bouy.
B. There were about 100-200 Texan defenders at the Alamo and about 1,800 Mexican troops.
C. Sam Houston thought the Alamo was a lost cause.
D. Mexico won the Battle of the Alamo. -
Convention of 1836
A. The Texas Decleration of Independence and Constitution for the New Republic of Texas was made at the convention. -
Goliad Massacre
A. The Battle of Coleto.
B. Santa Anna order the General to kill all of the Texans.
C. About 342 Texans died from the massacre. -
Battle of San Jacinto
A. "Remember the Alamo" and "Remember Goliad".
B. There were 630 Mexicans killed and 9 Texans killed during this battle.
C. He dispeared during the battle and tryed to hide in the uniform of a common soilder.
D. The Texans were victorious in the end.
