Texas settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent

Agreement in 1803 in which the United States purchased Louisiana from France for $15 million

The area between the Sabine and the Arroyo Hondo,where Spanish and U.S. military leaders decided was neutral and belonged to neither side

individuals who represent countries in foreign affairs

Military adventurers who came to Texas from the United States in the early 1800's

Military blockade of a city or fort

Small, one-room huts made of sticks and mud

Region marking the farthest edge of settlement by a country or group of people

Zone of protections between two countries or territories

Mostly white, non-Hispanic settlers who moved to Texas from the United States during the Mexican Period

To move from religious to civil control.

Devices that separate cotton fibers from seeds

Citizen army

The 297 families and single men that received land in Austin's colony

Government in which authority comes from the

people and power is exercised by elected official according to set law

Business people who promoted migration to the Texas colonies