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What reasons did Europeans explore? (3)
Gold, Glory, God
What was Columbus looking for when he found America?
Christoper Columbus started out with an attempt trying to find a sea route to Asia by sailing West for spices
Which countries were most explorers from?
Spain
What is a conquistador?
Spanish word for conquerer
Which explorer tore down Tenochtitlan and founded New Spain?
Hernandez Cortez -
Describe Pineda’s route and accomplishments
Pineda is originated from Spain. He set out to explore the New World in 1517 and was specifically looking for a sea passage from the Gulf of Mexico to Asia. He landed on Florida and discover Mississipi along with Texas.He's the first European to land on Texas. His map of coast is also Texas first historical document. Pineda sailed from the western coast of Florida to present day Vera Cruz -
Which Native tribe captures Cabeza de Vaca?
Karankawa
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?
Spaniard think they can get greats wealth from there- the seven cites of Cíbola -
What is Cibola? A place of great wealth (seven cities made out of gold) Why did Coronado think Cibola was in Texas? Because he heard of the tale from an Indian name El Turco
Did they find Cibola? Yes but they were disappointed because it's not what they heard, it's just a large town but it was nowhere near as large as MEXICO city -
Which country began challenging Spain for Texas?
France
Which river delta did La Salle discover?
Mississippi River -
Where is Ft. St. Louis? Near the Matorda Bay
Who founded Ft. St. Louis? La Salle
Name 2 reasons why Ft. St. Louis failed.
La Salle's difficult leadership was no longer desire, the harsh living conditions in the fort
How was La Salle killed?
His own expedition killed him -
What is the purpose of a mission?
To convert Native American into Catholic
Who led missions?
Father Massanet
Which country is responsible for building missions?
Spain
What religion were missions affiliated with?
Christianity/Catholic
Were most missions successful?
No
Why did missions fail?
It suffered from epidemics and fire, along with raids
What buildings protected missions?
Presidio -
What was de Rubi’s mission? To inspect Texas
Who sent de Rubi on his mission?
, King Charles III
Name 2 recommendations that de Rubi made after his journey
1. Defeat the Lipan Apaches
2. abandoned East Texas and keep only San Antonio and Santa Fe -
What is a filibuster?
Rebel/ adventure seeker
Name 2 other filibuster besides Philip Nolan.
Father Hildago, Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara
Who was Jean Lafitte?
a French-American pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century -
What did the Louisiana purchase mean for US-Spanish relations? They border each other
Which 3 countries still claimed land in North America after the Louisiana Purchase?
France, Great Britain, and Russia -
Why did the Spanish grant Austin permission to establish a colony?
It was because Texas was nearly unpopulated
What happened to Moses before he could establish his colony?
He became ill and died while on his long journey back to U.S from Texas -
Who did Mexico gain their independence from?
Spain
Which Constitution did the Federalist’s establish for Mexico?
Mexicon Constituation of 1824
Under the Constitution, which Mexican state was Texas joined with?
Coahuila -
an empresario is a person who had been granted the right to settle on Mexican land in exchange for recruiting for new settlers and taking care of them.
SFA establish his colony on the Brazos and Colorado Rivers
Mexico requirement
pledge their royalty to Mexico, give up their right as a citizen of U.S, turn into Catholic.
The " Old 300" are first three hundered people who settle in the colony
Diseases, no supplies are some challenges
Name 2 other empresarios.
Haden Edwards, David Brunet -
What was the goal of the Fredonian Rebellion?
An attempt to trying to make Texas independent from Mexico
Who were the Edwards brothers upset with?
Mexican authorities
How did the Rebellion end?
The Cherokee abandoned their intention help the brothers. The brothers and their supporters fled -
What was the goal of the Mier y Teran expedition?
Investigate Texas's condition
Why was Mier y Teran sent?
Because the Mexican were suspect that the Fredonian Rebellion were part of the U.S's plot to get Texas
What recommendations did Mier y Teran make?
More soldier should sent to Texas to increase Mexico's control over the region
Increase trade between Texas and Mexican to discouraged U.S trade -
What did the law say about
U.S. immigration?
It banned immagration from U.S to Texas Empresario contracts?
suspend curren empresario contract Mexican immigration?
Slavery?
Don't let settler buy any more slaves
New Forts were build to stop illegal immigration
placed a tax on all goods entering Texas from the U.S which mean that the colonist have to more for supplies from the U.S -
What was the goal of the Convention?
to persuade Mexican goverment to weaken the Laws of April 6, 1830
Who made the trip to Mexico City to present the resolutions?
Stephen F. Austion -
Why was SFA arrested?
Because of his imprisonment, what did SFA change his mind about?
his loyalty to Mexico and realized that Mexico would never grant the rights Texan desired -
Why was the battle of Gonzales fought?
Texan refuse to give Mexican their small cannon back
Who won? Texan
Which important Texas slogan originated during the battle?
Come and Take it -
What is a siege?
surround or block a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
Who controlled San Antonio before the siege?
Mexican
Who controlled San Antonio after the siege?
Texan -
Which direction was everybody moving?
East
What was the goal/purpose of the Runaway Scrape?
To wait for Santa Anna to make a mistake
Why was everybody running away?
They afraid that Santa Anna will kill them after what happen at the Goliad Masscre and the fall of the Alamo
What did people think about Sam Houston for running away from Santa Anna?
They think he's a coward -
Name 3 notable Alamo defenders
DavyCrockett, William B. Travis, James Bowie
How many Alamo defenders were there? How many Mexican troops?
Texans: 200
Mexicans: 1,800 Why didn’t Sam Houston send reinforcements to the Alamo?
It's part of his stragety plus he couldn't afford to lose any men and even if he would, the Alamo would still didn't make it because Mexican troops are large in number
Which side won the Battle of the Alamo?
The Mexican -
Which 2 important documents were created at the convention?
Texas Declaration of Independence and Texas Constitution -
Which battle did Fannin and his men lose to be taken prisoner?
Battle of Coleto
Who ordered the massacre of Fannin’s men?
Santa Ana
How many Texans died during the massacre?
342 -
What were 2 war-cries that the Texans shouted during the battle?
"Remember the Alamo" and "Remember the Goliad"
What was the number of casualties for both sides?
Mexican:
630 killed
208 wounded
730 captured
Texan:
9 killed or fatally wounded
30 wounded
Describe what Santa Anna did during the battle.
He disappeared during the battle and the Texan caught him escape slipping into the wood wearing common soldier's outft Which side was victorious?
Texan
