Flashcards: Mexican National Era & Colonization

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James Long

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Led an unsuccessful attempt in Nacogdoches to declare Texas independence from Spain.

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Philip Nolan

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He was known as a 'filibuster'; he was a mustang trader; and rumored to be an American spy against Spain.

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Filibuster

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Came to Texas to liberate it from Spanish control, and tried to gain wealth from natural resources.

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Battle of Medina

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Fought on August 18, 1813 along the Medina River south of San Antonio between the republican forces of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition and the Spanish Royal army.

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Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

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They wanted to continue the rebellion led by Father Hidalgo against Spanish rule, an army of Tejanos, Anglos, and Native Americans defeated Spanish troops at Nacogdoches.

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Neutral Territory

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Strip of land between the Sabine River and Arroyo Hondo River, belonged to neither Spain or United States.

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Adam-Onis Treaty

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1819 agreement between the United States and Spain where Spain sold Florida to the United States, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams secured the deal.

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Jane Long

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Mother of Texas because she reputed to have been the first Anglo to bear a child in Texas.

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Father Hidalgo

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Lead independence movement in Mexico with the GRITO DE DELORES.

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1821

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Mexico gains independence from Spain.