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10/21/2009

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Term
Martin De Leon is the only what?
Definition
Only mexican person to successfully negotiate empseario grant brought in tejanos or mexicans
Term
What is the Fredonian Rebellion?
Definition
Accused Edwards of voters fraud claims land
Term
Who is Hayden Edwards?
Definition
He gets an empresario contract in nachogdoches
Term
Who is Samuel Norris?
Definition
Mayor of Nachodgoches
Term
What does Edward declare?
Definition
Republic of Fredonia
Term
What ended up happening to the Fredonian Rupublic?
Definition
Hayan gets exiled to LA Mexico cherrijee abd SFA all get involved.
Term
John Q Adams does what tothe boundries.
Definition
Extends US boundries to Rio Grande rather than Nueces.
Term
What did the law of 1830 Halt?
Definition
Immigration.
Term
All ships leaving Tx must use what port?
Definition
Port of Anahuac
Term
Why was William Barret Travis arrested?
Definition
Sedition
Term
Who is Mojuel Hidalgo y Costilla
Definition
A priest
Term
What did Hidalgo do?
Definition
Start revolution said "start of Blood bath"
Term
Sept. 27th 1821 is what?
Definition
When Mexicos independence was won
Term
What is federalist
Definition
wanted a centeral from of government
Term
Who is Augustin Horbide?
Definition
1st rise to power "emperor for life" only lasted less than a year
Term
Who are the old 300?
Definition
The 1st families recruited by SFA on his land grant.
Term
what is the imperial Colonization policy of 1823?
Definition
kept the land grant system in taft 6 years of no taxes austin gets paid for 200 families
Term
1824 Constitution did what?
Definition
Promised Democracy, but threatened tyranny.
Term
Erasmo Seguin was part of what?
Definition
Constitutional writting process
Term
How many contacts did Austin have in all?
Definition
4
Term
Most slaves in TX lived on what type of area?
Definition
Small Plantations
Term
What happened to the 3 diplomats that Lamar sent to Mexico?
Definition
1st-Wever got there
2nd-Stage 10 months and accomplished nothing.
3rd-came home encouraging war.
Term
How did Houston try to raise revenue?
Definition
Poll taxes and tariffs
Term
What laws did the Republic of TX have for free blacks?
Definition
1836 Forbade blacks to live in Republic without permission.
Term
Who are the 4 presidents of the Republic of Texas?
Definition
David G. Burnet, Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, Arison Jones
Term
What are the two major issues that the Republic of TX had dealing with there foreign policy?
Definition
Mexico refused to recognize TX independence. Texans wanted Annexation to U.S but many americans didn't want TX
Term
What happened to Santa Anna and where was he sent?
Definition
Captured then sent back to Washington where Jackson sent him back to Mexico
Term
Lamar sought ____________ for Texas?
Definition
European Recognition
Term
What were some of Englands requirements and why did it take Texas so long to ratify it?
Definition
Suspention of slavery, commerce and navigation treaty, TX congress ratifies in 1842
Term
Mexican policies with regard to slavery in TX changed frequently with the result that all the following were included in those policies except EXCEPT?
Definition
Under the constitution of 1824 all settlers were ordered to immediately free all their slaves
Term
In 1832, a convention was called to meet at san felipe in TX, that convention sent petitions to mexico asking for allthe following EXCEPT?
Definition
Texans be pemitted to elect the members of a new state government.
Term
Stephen F Austin was elected to be the commander of the army of the people. why was he absent from the major battles of the revolution?
Definition
He was sent to Washington DC to seek aid for the Texans fighting for independence from mexico
Term
The constultation set up a provisional government under a governor, a lieutenant governor, and a council. why was it such a failure
Definition
all of the above
Term
In the battle of San Jacinto
Definition
the texasn were anxious for revenge for the alamo and goliad
Term
in the response to the comanche and kiowa indian raids against Texas settlers the new government of texas
Definition
appointed a troop of 600 rangers to fight the indians
Term
texas tried to solve her money problems by all the following methods EXCEPT
Definition
a tax on all land was passed by the legislature and it finally put the state "in the black"
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