Texas History Exam 2

Centralist Conservatives

One group,_____________, including most of the landed aristocracy, military leaders,a nd church officials, all of whom were favored by the Spanish government during colonial times. This faction sought not only to perpetuate their power by favoring a strong national government, but also to preserve the old economic and social order.

Federalist Liberals

____________________, on the other hand, wished to mold a republic based on the precepts of the Constitution of 1812, promoting egalitarian ideals while diminishing the powers of the Church and the military, as well as establishing the state governments as a counterweight to the national government in Mexico City.

Coahuila y Texas Colonization Law of 1825

Acting as a legislative as well as constituent body while it wrote a state constitution, the Coahuila y Texas legislature passed a vitally important ________________________________. This act, following the outlines of Iturbide's law of 1823, offered settlers a league and a labor of land for less than $100 in fees, which could be paid over 6 years with nothing due for the first four.

Coahuila y Texas Colonization Law of 1825

Mexican law that allowed for Anglo-American immigration and the distribution of land grants as part of an attempt to populate the State of Coahuila y Texas.

Law of April 6, 1830

With the support of the new president, the Mexican congress responded to Mier y Teran's report by passing ________________. This act prohibited further immigration from the US, ended all empresarial contracts not yet fulfilled, outlawed bringing slaves to Texas under any guise, and called for the collection of customs duties on imports and exports.

Kawankawas

Austin was most interested in the _______________, since the tribe occupies the all-important coastal region of his colony, controlling the mouths of the Brazos and Colorado Rivers. the empresario set the tone for relations with them immediately upon encountering them for the first time while on his survey of Texas in 1821.

War Party

The passage of the Law of April 6, 1830, which threatened the position of the Anglo slaveholders in Texas, led to the formation of a radical faction of men known as the ________. Led by such immigrants as James Bowie, Branch T. Archer, and William Barrett Travis, their party helped sway public opinion among the Texans in favor of armed resistance against Mexico, and ultimately, for a call for outright independence.

Anahuac Rebellion

After objecting to Bradburn's actions in collecting customs suppression smuggling, Anglo settlers turned violent in the ___________ in June 1832 after the colonel arrested Travis when he used a ruse to try and secure the release of 2 runaway slaves that Bradburn had in protective custody.

Anahuac Rebellion

Trying to bring order to Texas and enforce immigration law (law of April 6, 1830)

Convention of 1832

In August 1832, the ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin called for a convention, which met there on October 1, 1832. 58 delegates- all Anglos except one-attended and elected Austin as president of the consultation (later called the _____________).

The Battle of Gonzalez

Unable to cross the rain-swollen Guadalupe, Castaneda was forced to shout his request for the cannon across the torrent to the local residents. Over the next 2 days, an army of Texas Volunteers converged at ________________________ determined to resist the Mexican troops, electing John H. Moore as their commander.

The Battle of Gonzalez

First Battle of the Texas Revolution; Texas defenders were armed with a Mexican cannon draped with a white flag with the words "Come and take it."

Consultation of 1835

While the events at San Antonio were transpiring, 48 delegates from a dozen Texas communities assembled in San Felipe de Austin to hold the meeting that has come to be known as the __________________. Meeting between November 3 and November 14, the elected Branch T. Archer, a Virginian, as president of the Consultation and, after lengthy discussion, declared their commitment to federalism as embodied in the Constitution of 1824. By this strategy, the delegates hoped to win support from liberals in Mexico and gain time in which to acquire assistance from the U.S. They also elected Sam Houston as commander of the new regular Texas Army.

Consultation of 1835

First provisional (temporary) government of Texas; Adopted the Constitution of 1824 and named Sam Houston commander of the Texas Regular Army. Henry Smith elected the
president of the temporary government.

The Battle of the Alamo

Finally, after two weeks of besiegement, on March 6, 1836, Santa Anna commanded his troops to attack, with orders to take no prisoners. ______________ began just before dawn against four diff rent points on the mission's perimeter wallas. By the time that the Texans became aware of the Mexican advance, their troops were already within musket range.

The Battle of the Alamo

Occurred on March 6, 1836; 180 defenders of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, TX, commanded by William B. Travis, suffered at the hands of Mexican general and President Santa Anna.

Washington-on-the-Brazos

Elections for the convention scheduled to meet at _________________ had taken place on February 1, 1836, a full month before the fall of the Alamo. Voters tended to reject men
associated with the Consultation and sent younger, even more recent arrivals who favored decisive action.

Goliad Massacre

Lancers then butchered most of those who were not killed immediately in the volley. More than 300 men died, while nearly 30 escaped and took word of the massacre eastward to Houston's retreating army. Back at the fort, Mexican guards executed Fannin and 40 other wounded prisoners from his command. General Houston used news from ____________ to inflame his soldiers, while sympathy for the revolution increased dramatically in the U.S. once word of a second massacre of their American brethren in Texas crossed the Sabine.

Twin Sisters

With Houston on horseback and in the lead, the Texans quietly advanced across the prairie with 2 recently arrived cannons nicknamed the _____________ which had been donated by the people of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Twin Sisters

2 cannons used at the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolutionary War against Mexican forces.

San Jacinto "Rally Cry"

"Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!"

""Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!"

San Jacinto "Rally Cry"

Battle of San Jacinto

Altogether, in the stunning __________________ the Texans killed more than 600 Mexican troops and captured another 700 at the cost of only 8 dead and 30 wounded.

The Battle of San Jacinto

Occurred near Harrisburg, TX; Texan forces defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in a 20 minute battle. The last major battle of the Texas Revolutionary War; Texas General Sam Houston led Texan forces.

The Treaty of Velasco

In return for sparing his life and allowing him to return to Mexico, on May 14, Santa Anna signed _____________ that publicly brought an end to the war and provided that all Mexican armies move south of the Rio Grande.