Eye of the Tiger

CHAPTER 8 – 10

REVIEW

1. What country controlled present-day Missouri, when Moses Austin moved there?

Spain

2. Moses Austin:While in Missouri, what country did he become a citizen of?Why did he come to Texas?How did he die?

A Spanish citizen, to regain his fortune, pneumonia

3. How did Stephen F. Austin feel about his father’s plan to settle Texas?

SFA was doubtful of his father’s colonization plans

4. What did Stephen F. Austin decide to do when he arrived in Texas?

Become a good Mexican citizen

5. What happened when Stephen F. Austin first arrived in San Antonio in 1821?

He was welcomed by the mayor of San Antonio and the governor of Texas

6. Why did settlers move to Texas? What was the cost of land in Texas? United States?

Cheap land, Texas .12 cents an acre; U.S. $1.25

7. How did Stephen F. Austin ask settlers to pay for their land?

SFA was willing to accept goods as payment or allow settlers to pay over time.

8. Old Three Hundred:Who were they?Where did they move from?Stephen F. Austin’s requirementsWere most of the Old Three educated?List 7 members of the Old Three Hundred The first 297 families who moved to

Stephen F. Austin colony Mostly Southern U.S., especially Louisiana Law-abiding and hardworking, Mexican

citizens and Catholic Yes, most were well-educated John Cole, Samuel May Williams, Jared

Groce, Robert Williamson, Jane Long, Rebecca Cummings, Gail Borden

9. What were Martin de Leon and Green DeWitt? Did they arrive before or after Stephen F. Austin?

Empresarios, after Stephen F. Austin

10. What is a dogtrot cabin?

Log homes where two rooms were separated by an open passage

11. How was the Mexican Constitution of 1824 similar to and different from the U.S. Constitution?

Same: distributes powers between a central and regional government and divides the government into three branches. Differences: Mexico lawmakers, not the citizens, elected the president; Mexico did not separate church and state; did not have freedom of religion.

12. In the late 1820’s, did Texan’s (settlers) support the government of Mexico?

Yes

13. What did settlers want from the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

Local control, rights and freedoms

14. What was Stephen F. Austin’s opinion of slavery?

Though he opposed slavery, he felt it was necessary for the Texas economy

15. What was the earliest rebellion in Texas? What was the dispute over?

Fredonia Rebellion; over land titles

16. Why did the Fredonian rebels leave?

They left because the Mexican troops and militia were coming

17. What 3 recommendations did General Manuel de Mier y Teran make?

Trade between Mexico and Texas should be increased and trade with the US could decrease

More soldiers needed to be sent to Texas to increase Mexico’s control over the region

Mexico should encourage more Europeans and Mexicans to settle in Texas

18. What did the Law of April 6, 1830 state/say?

1. Banned US immigration to Texas 2. Made it illegal for settlers to bring more

slaves into Texas 3. Suspended unfilled empresario contracts.

The Mexican government hoped to issue new contracts to bring more Mexicans and Catholic Europeans rather than US families

4. Began charging custom duties (taxes) on all US imports coming into Texas

5. Encouraged trade with Mexico

19. How did settlers react to the Law of April 6, 1830?

They were angry.

20. What was Stephen F. Austin’s reaction to the Law of

April 6, 1830?

Tried to continue to support the Mexican government and encouraged the settlers to obey the law

21. What “soon to be famous” Texan was arrested at Anahuac? How did the conflict at Anahuac end?

William B. Travis; all prisoners are released and Texans release the captured soldiers.

22. What did the Turtle Bayou Resolutions state and who did Texans support?

Declared that the events at Anahuac were not a rebellion against Mexico, settlers were just defending their rights and the Constitution of 1824. They supported General Santa Anna.

23. By 1835, what type of government did Mexico have? Describe this type of government.

Centralized (centralism) government. All of the governing power is centralized in the national government. The states and departments have no power and must enforce and answer to the national government.

24. After Stephen F. Austin’s arrest, what was his solution to the problems with Mexico?

War with Mexico