TX23 - TX Revolution - Reforms

During the ​​ (a)   the Anglo settlement of Texas was encouraged by Mexican officials in the 1820s.

• Mexican National Era
• Natural Texas and Its People Era
• Age of Contact
• Spanish Colonial Era

The ​ (a)   of Texas History: ​ (b)   saw early people learn to farm and develop into different culture groups. The ​ (c)   had European explorers searching for Gold, God, and Glory. The ​ (d)   saw missions and presidios built to spread the religion and culture of Spain. The ​ (e)   was the start of Anglo colonization in Texas.

• eras
• Natural Texas and Its People
• Age of Contact
• Spanish Colonial Era
• Mexican National Era

• * Spanish and French explorers sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, motivated by gold, God, and glory

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• * the coastline of Texas was mapped in 1519

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• * a French fort was built in Spanish territory in 1685

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Mexican National Era

Texas Revolution

Age of Contact

Natural Texas and Its People

Match the following eras of Texas history:

• early natives developed culture groups

• Age of Contact

• TX settlements encouraged by Mexico

• Texas Revolution

• Texan colonists fight for independence

• Natural Texas and Its People

• mostly Spanish explorers arrive in Texas

• Mexican National Era

Most of the settlements of Texas in the 1820s were located in which region of Texas?

How was Mexico able to maintain control over Texas during the 1820s and early 1830s?

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• YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

• Mexico's close proximity to Texas allowed for better control of the area

• Mexico paid the Texas leaders $5000 each to encourage the Texan colonists to follow their laws

• Mexico built jails all over Texas and imprisoned every Texan colonist who broke Mexican laws

• Mexico built garrisons that housed Mexican soldiers in the towns and settlements of Texas

1. 1. Why did Mexico distrust the U.S. and the Anglo settlers who lived in Texas during the 1820s?

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3. 2. What happened as a result of that distrust?

Put the following events of Texas History in the correct CHRONOLOGICAL order:

• Stephen F. Austin arrested

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Fredonian Rebellion

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Conventions of 1832 and 1833

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) convention

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(b) empresario

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(c) dictator

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(d) garrison

• a leader who controls an area with absolute power

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• a military fort that houses soldiers

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• a land agent who brought settlers to Texas in the 1820s

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• a meeting of delegates or representatives to decide important matters

WHY was Stephen F. Austin arrested by Mexican authorities in 1834?

• He was caught smuggling goods across the border

• He called the Mexican President a "thief and a liar"

• He stole money from the Mexican treasury and used it to buy more land in Texas

• He wrote a letter encouraging his fellow Texans to form their own government