Transcript Blank Jeopardy

Vocabulary
People
Places
Colonists
SFA
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
5 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
10 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
15 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
20 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 pt
25 pt
a person who believes
in sharing power
between the states
and the national
government
federalist
a person who believes power
should be concentrated in
the national government
centralist
A leader who controls an
area through absolute
power
dictator
A tax placed on goods
Coming into the country
customs duty
A person in a foreign
country for the purpose
Of overthrowing it’s
Government; a pirate or
adventurer
filibuster
Mexican president who was
supported by the Texans
at first, but soon
considered a dictator. He
was known as the
“Napoleon of the West.”
Antonio Lopez de
Santa Anna
The capital of Stephen
F. Austin’s colony
San Felipe
The first Anglo families to
settle in Texas through an
empresarial contract
Old Three Hundred
Empresario who declared
his colony, Fredonia,
independent of Mexico
Haden Edwards
The most successful
empresario; nicknamed
“The Father of Texas”
Stephen F. Austin
Stephen Austin
situated his colony
between what two
rivers?
Colorado and
Brazos
What is the reason why
many Mexicans did not
want to colonize Texas?
They were afraid of
hostile Indians
Many Anglo-Americans
wanted to settle in Texas
because
They wanted good fertile
land at a cheap price.
Why were the merchants (store owners)
and settlers of Anahuac angry at the
Mexican government?
They felt like the new custom
duty laws were unfair.
(Remember they were placed on goods
from the U.S. and were very high and
settlers had to go a long way to pay
them.)
Most immigrants to Texas
were from what part of
the United States?
(because of the similar climate and crops)
The Southern United States
(like Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi)
Name two reasons why
Anglo settlers usually came
to Texas through an
empresario’s contract.
Empresarios generally
spoke Spanish and held
the best land.
List four requirements for
colonists to settle in
Stephen Austin’s colony.
1.
2.
3.
4.
good moral character
become a Spanish citizen
become Catholic
take oath of allegiance
Dos Culturas: What were 5
Differences between the Mexicans
And the Anglo colonists that caused
Conflict in the early 1800’s?
1. different languages
2. different religions
3. disagreements over slavery
(Texans – yes / Mexicans – no)
4. disagreements over government
(Texans – democracy / Mexico – dictator)
5. Taxes
(Texans – unfair / Mexico – to stop trade
with the U.S.)
Why was the empresario
Haden Edwards angry with
the Mexican government?
The Mexican government
insisted he give land free of
charge to squatters who had
built their farms there.
What did the Mexican
government do about Texans
who owned slaves, since
slavery was illegal in Mexico?
Mexico allowed Texans
To keep their slaves –
It “exempted” them
from this law.
All of the following are reasons that contributed
to Stephen F. Austin’s success as a
colonizer EXCEPT
a. He had access to the most fertile land.
b. The Mexican authorities trusted him to follow
Mexican laws.
c. He outlawed slavery in his colony.
d. He organized a militia to deal with American
Indian attacks.
c. he outlawed slavery in
his colony
Which of the following is NOT a true
fact about Stephen F. Austin?
a. He studied to be a lawyer.
b. His father died bringing colonists
to Texas on the “Lively.”
c. He spent one year in prison
accused of treason.
d. He worked for a newspaper in
New Orleans.
b. His father died bringing colonists
to Texas on the “Lively.”
The Law of April 6, 1830
Angered the Texas
colonists. What were
two big reasons why?
1. No more immigration from the
United States
2. High customs duties on goods
from the United States
Why was Stephen F. Austin
arrested and accused of
treason?
He advised Texans to write
A constitution for the new
Mexican state of Texas, even
though he didn’t have
permission.
The Turtle Bayou
Resolution stated that…
Texans were loyal
Mexican citizens
(but they were protesting against a
Dictator.)