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Unit #3 – European and Anglo Colonization-Study Guide. When Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821, the largest settlement in Texas was ?. San antonio. A government in which voters choose people to represent them is . Republic.
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When Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821, the largest settlement in Texas was? San antonio
A government in which voters choose people to represent them is Republic
Stephen F. Austin raised a militia on his return from Mexico City to protect the colony from attacks by Natives
What are Filibusters? adventurers
Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas because they wanted good farmland at a cheap price.
The Texas adventurer who captured Nacogdoches in 1819 with 300 rebels was James Long
The Adams–Onís Treaty resulted in Florida becoming part of the U.S.
What 3 European nations claimed land in North America by 1750? France, England, Spain
According to the colonization laws of 1825, a man who married a Mexican woman received extra land.
The original settlers to Austin’s colony were called? The Old 300
Where did Stephen F. Austin believe was a good place for his colony? (two rivers) Coloradoand brazos
The majority of immigrants to Texas during the 1820s were from U.S.
Stephen F. Austin requested land along the coast for his colony because needed a port
In the Mexican government, Centralists were people who believed power should be concentrated in the national government.
Spain’s effort to colonize Texas in the late 1700s was impeded by conflicts with Natives.
What town did Gil Ybarbo, the leader of the East Texans, establish in 1779? nacogdoches
As a result of the Louisiana Purchase, what happened to the United States? Doubled
Trouble within the Republican army (Gutierrez-Magee) resulted from Americans and Mexicans quarreling over the nature of the government.
The province united with Texas to form a new Mexican State. Coahuila
What was the central town of Austin’s colony? San felipe de austin
What is a vaquero? Cowboy
Who was the last Spanish Governor of Texas? Antonio Martinez
Who were reluctant to relocate to San Antonio settlers in East Texas
Who claimed to fight for Mexican Independence but had other, more personal motives? Jean lafitte