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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Texas Revolution

Mexican National Era

Natural Texas and Its People

Age of Contact

Match the following eras of Texas history:

• early natives developed culture groups

• Texas Revolution

• TX settlements encouraged by Mexico

• Age of Contact

• mostly Spanish explorers arrive in Texas

• Natural Texas and Its People

• Texan colonists fight for independence

• 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

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Conventions of 1832 and 1833

• Fredonian Rebellion

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

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• a military fort that houses soldiers

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• a meeting of delegates or representatives to decide important matters

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

• a leader who controls an area with absolute power

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