Filibuster and Mexican Independence QUIZ

Jane Long...

• Spent her life in New Spain helping Father Hidalgo

• A mustanger who was suspected of being a spy.

• Helps out other filibusters and later runs a boarding house.

• The first lady of Texas

James Long...

• Mustanger who was killed in Spain for being a spy.

• Thought Texas should have been a part of Louisiana Purchase, later captured and killed.

• Help Father Hidalgo in fight for Mexican Independence.

• French Pirate who helped filibusters, but only cared for himself.

What treaty ended the Neutral territory dispute between the U.S. and Spain

• Treaty of Paris of 1763

• The Rubi Report

• Louisiana Purchase Treaty

• Adams-Onis Treaty

What was the significance of the Rubi report?

• It suggested that the Spanish leave missions in East Texas.

• It suggested Spain create more missions and settlements.

• It started the Mexican Revolution.

• Rubi told the King of Spain that Austin was the best settlement in Texas.

How was the settlement of Nacogdoches founded?

• By settlers who were told to leave East Texas.

• Because Spain was creating more missions.

• To serve as a base against other countries like the U.S.

• To be a trading post between Spain and Native Americans.

Augustus Magee...

• Mustanger who stole and sold horses, later accused of being a spy

• French pirate who helped filibusters, but only really cared about himself

• An American Diplomat to help Mexico

• Helped Gutierrez de Lara in creating the Republican Army of the North

After the signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty, Spain gained control over...

• Louisiana

• Florida

• Texas

• The Neutral Ground

Who is at the top of the Spanish social caste system?

• Creoles, because they are full blooded Spanish born in New Spain

• Peninsulares, because they are full blooded Spanish born in New Spain

• Mestizos, because they have half the blood of Spanish and half Native

• Peninsulares, because they are full blooded Spanish from Spain

What does "Nationalism" mean?

• To support the mother country

• To create a new nation.

• To build a bigger empire.

• To show loyalty to your country.

What is NOT a reason the Spanish Missions failed?

• France converted more Natives than the Spanish.

• A lot of Natives did not even live in the missions.

• Spain did not have enough resources to keep missions in good shape.

• Some Native Americans only used missions for food and shelter.