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- how many missions were there in california
- 21
- wut did GTT stand for
- Gone To Texas
- spanish colonist in California
- cALIFornios
- wut was the purpose of a mission?
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-center of colonial society
-grew food and stuff and old it
-taught indians christainity - wut was the oldest province in New Spain?
- New Mexico
- Why didnt Texas missions succeed?
- isolated and indian resistence
- 9,000 spanish settlers who intorduced new breeds of cattle and soon developed a cattle-ranching society on the vast texas grasslands
- Tejanos
- who was Interbide?
- made himself emperor of mexico but lacked political support. Was taken out of power after 2.5 years, becuase the new congress made the mexican constituation.
- What current states made upthe mexican republic?
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-Arizona
-California
-New Mexico
-Nevada
-Texas
-Utah
(parts of...)
-Colorado
-Kansas
-Oklahoma
-Wyoming - What happened to the missions in california?
- mexican gov't thought the mission system was too powerful. Officials ended the mission system and gave mission lands to Californios
- who was moses austin?
- one of the first empresarios to bring settlers to Texas. he died before he could bring anyone over tho
- what were empresarios?
- agents contracted by mexico to bring settlers to Texas. in exchange they recieved a large amount of land
- who was Stephen Austin?
- took charge of fathers expedition. Selected a colony site on lower colorado river. first brought 300 families. tried to keep the peace peace between the mexican gov't
- wut was the first 300 settlers in texas called?
- old three hundred
- What were the requirments for Americans in mexico?
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-become mexican citizens
-obey mexican laws
-become a roman catholic - what happened in Texas w/ the Amercians
- americans didnt follow mexican laws, they wanted the mexican gov't to be more central. (mexico restricted american immagration.
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-became the new mexican leader in 1833
-suspended the constitution - general Antonio de Santa Anna
- where was the first battle of the Texas Revolution?
- town of Gonzales in Ocotber 1835
- what was the Alamo?
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-mexico launched an attack on o n march 6, 1836
-mexico won - who were the defenders at the alamo
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-william travis
-jim bowie
-davy crockett
-juan Seguin -
-mexican forces attacked the texas troops at town of goliad.
-texas commander , James Fannin surrendered - battle of Goliad
- who did texas their constitution after?
- united states
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commander in cheif of newly formed texas army.
retreated from mexico - sam houston
- April 21, 1836, houstons forces attacked mexican camp. sanat anna's troops were driven back into the wood. Jaun Seguin helped block them. Texas won.
- Battle of san Jacinto
- wut was the capital of Texas?
- Houston
- what was the problem presemted by US?
- jackson, was concerned that adding Texas as a slave state would upset the balance between free states and slave states.
- wut were problems that texas faced as an independent country?
- econmic, military, and social issues
- what was the difference regarding indians in texas from houston to marabeau Lamar?
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Houston grew up with indians, so he was peaceful to them.
Lamar however demanded that all the indians leave thier homelands and follow all Texas law, or face military action. - to take controll of
- annex
- non-indians who traveled to the rocky mountains and the pacific Northwest were fur traders and trappers hired by eastern companies.
- mountain men
- owned one of the biggest businesses that bought furs."american fur company"
- john jacob Astor
- once a year the mountain men met to trade and socialize in an event known as...
- rendezvous
- wut countries claimed oregon country?
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-Spain
-Russia
-Britain
-US - what were the provisions of the adams-onis Treaty?
- left US, Britain, and American indians as remaining rivals.
- went to the pacific northwest to convert indians to christianity. established a mission called waiilatpu. killed by indians
- the whitmans
- how many miles was the oregon trail?
- 2,ooo miles
- challenges on the oregon trail?
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-shortages of food, water, and supplies
-rough weather and natural barriers
-got lost - southern branch (seirra nevada trail) tried to aviod first snows in sierra nevada to get through mountain range.
- California trail
- 1839, Swiss immigrant john sutter recieved permission to start a colony near sacramento river
- Sutter's Fort
- did mexican gov't want people settling in california?
- no
- ra nfrom independence missouri, to santa fe, new mexico
- santa fe trail
- another name for el camino real
- King's Road