Mexican National Era Test Review
What happened in 1821?Mexico won independence from Spain
What were the 3 major Spanish towns in Texas in 1800?
San Antonio, Goliad (La Bahia) and Nacogdoches
Describe the Louisiana Purchase
France sold Louisiana to the US for $15 million
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the relationship between New Spain and the US?
It led to conflict over the border
What was the area between the Sabine River and Arroyo Hondo? Why was it significant?
The Neutral Ground—it created an area that did not belong to either govt. and many outlaws used this zone to escape the law
Why were many citizens in New Spain upset with the class system there?
The peninsulares (those born in Spain) had the best land and jobs
Where did the inspiration for the Mexican Revolution come from?
US and French Revolutions
Why did the citizens of Mexico not want to move to Texas?
It was too far from Mexico City and they were frightened of hostile Indians
What was the significance of Moses Austin in Texas history?
He was the first Anglo American to get permission from Spain to bring US settlers to Texas
Define Anglo-American
Someone who moved to Texas from the United States (usually from the South) who spoke English and was usually Protestant
What is an empresario?
A person who had permission from the Mexican govt. to divide up land in Texas and sell it to American settlers
What were the 3 requirements US citizens had to agree to if they wanted to move to Mexico?
1. become a citizen of Mexico
2. become Catholic
3. be of good moral character
What role did Stephen F. Austin play in the settlement of Texas?
He was the first empresario to bring American settlers to Texas. He is known as the “Father of Texas”
Describe the Old Three Hundred.
First citizens to come to Texas with Austin. They were mostly farmers from the South who were well-educated / Who was the main leader of the Mexican Revolution who issued the Grito de Delores on September 16, 1810 urging Mexican citizens to fight for independence?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Define a filibuster
Someone who came to Texas looking for land, money, adventure, or wild horses. Also someone who engages in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country
Who was the first filibuster in Texas (he was a horse trader who was accused a spy by Mexico)?
Philip Nolan
What battle fought between the Spanish army and the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition was the bloodiest battle in Texas history?
The Battle of Medina
What treaty was signed in 1819 that set the Sabine River as the eastern boundary of Texas?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Texas was united with what Mexican state due to low population numbers?
Coahuila
Where was Austin’s first colony? Why did he choose that area.
Between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers in the Coastal Plains. He selected it because it was the best land
Who was the second most successful empresario? What town did he found?
Green DeWitt who founded Gonzales
What role did Erasmo Seguin play in settlement of Texas?
He was a Tejano rancher who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention in 1824
What was the significance of empresario Martin DeLeon? What town did he found?
He was a empresario from Mexico who brought Mexican families to settle in South Texas. He founded Victoria, TX.
How was the Mexican Constitution of 1824 similar to the US Constitution?
How was it different?
It had 3 branches, a list of protected rights for its citizens, and people voted for their president every 4 years. It was different because Catholicism was the official religion and freedom of speech and press was only protected by state govt.
To increase the Catholic population and maintain control of territory was a goal of Mexican settlement
To escape debt and obtain good farmland was a goal of Anglo American settlement