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Jan 1, 1400
Age of Exploration Begins
What reasons did Europeans explore? God glory and gold What was Columbus looking for when he found America? A new trading route Which countries were most explorers from? Spain What is a conquistador? Spanish leaders Which explorer tore down Tenochtitlan and founded New Spain? Hernan Cortez -
Jan 1, 1490
Cabaza de Vaca shipwrecks
Which Native tribe captures Cabeza de Vaca? Karankowa What killed many Natives and explorers during the Age of Contact? Disease When Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Mexico, what did people think about his stories? They thought that it would help them through hard times -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda maps Texas coast
Describe Pineda’s route and accomplishments - he went to Jamaica to Corpus Christie -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado sets out for Cibola
What is Cibola? Translation of the name pueblo Why did Coronado think Cibola was in Texas? He saw signs of fabled land Did they find Cibola? Yes What is one important landmark that the expedition did discover? Grand Canyon -
La salle lands in texas
Which country began challenging Spain for Texas? France Which river delta did La Salle discover? Mississippi -
Fort St. Louis founded
Where is Ft. St. Louis? Arenosa creek Who founded Ft. St. Louis? De la salle Name 2 reasons why Ft. St. Louis failed. Disease and Native American attacks How was La Salle killed? Mutiny -
Moses Austin asks permission for colony
Why did the Spanish grant Austin permission to establish a colony? To help American immigrants What happened to Moses before he could establish his colony? I don't know -
Marques de rubi inspects Texas
What was de Rubi’s mission? Inspect the northern frontier Who sent de Rubi on his mission? King Carlos III -
Phillip Nolan expedition
What is a filibuster? A person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country Name 2 other filibuster besides Philip Nolan. Storm Thurmond and Wayne morse Who was Jean Lafitte?french American pirate -
Mission San francisco was founded
What is the purpose of a mission? To raid or prove that something is right in a way that is mostly violent Who led missions? The leaders or explorers Which country is responsible for building missions?spanish What religion were missions affiliated with? Christianity Were most missions successful? No Why did missions fail? People lost trust in their leader What buildings protected missions? Alamo -
The Louisiana purchase
What did the Louisiana purchase mean for US-Spanish relations? It made the U.s. Larger Which 3 countries still claimed land in North America after the Louisiana Purchase? England France Spain -
Mexico gains independence
Who did Mexico gain their independence from? Miguel hidalgo Which Constitution did the Federalist’s establish for Mexico? The federal constitution of the U.M.S Under the Constitution, which Mexican state was Texas joined with? Spain? -
SFA estabishes his colony
What is an empresario? A person who is being granted to settle on Mexican land Where did SFA establish his colony? Mexico-texas What were some of the requirements Mexico made SFA’s colony meet? Become a Mexican citizen. Become catholic. Pay taxes Describe the “Old 300.” What kind of people were they? They spread knowledge and they are all families What were some challenges in establishing the colony? 300 families was hard to keep Name 2 other empresarios Moses Austin and SFA -
Fredonian rebellion
What was the goal of the Fredonian Rebellion? To have settles secede from Mexico Who were the Edwards brothers upset with? They had to to leave -
Meir y Teran report
What was the goal of the Mier y Teran expedition? Why was Mier y Teran sent? What recommendations did Mier y Teran make? -
Law of April 6,1830 passes
U.S. immigration?forbidden Empresario contracts? Cancelled Mexican immigration? Promoted Slavery? No new slaves New Forts?bulit them Import taxes? Raised them -
Convention of 1833
What was the goal of the Convention? Who made the trip to Mexico City to present the resolutions?
