Exam 2 - Texas HIstory
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who was the first to arrive from Spain to Texas? What did they do?
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda he mapped the Texas Coastline
Cabeza de Vaca
was a ship wrecked off Galveston Island which included the 1st African American to arrive in Tx
Cabeza de Vaca - Esteban
the 1s African American to arrive in TX
Francisco Coronado
First to explore across Mexico into Northern Texas
WHo made expeditions up the red river
St.Denis
who established a trading post among the Caddo Indians
La Harpe
La Salle. What did he do?
Was a French guy who claimed Texas with Settlement in Matagorda Bay
what did the spanish victory in Mexico City establish?
the 1st official settlements san antonio nacadoches & La Bahia
how does Spain get Texas from France?
france abandons claims to Texas
what treaty gave Texas to Spain?
Treaty of Fontainebleau
when was spain in control of texas
at the end of the French and Indian War
what where the 3 main reasons that France gave Texas to Spain?
1 form political alliance 2. keep the region catholic 3. pettyness
what occurred as a result of Napoleon taking over Spain? (2)
• spain gives louisiana back to france • france closes ports to American & forbade trade
because France closed the ports to america what did thomas jefferson do?
thomas jefferson sent Livingston and Monroe in which they negotiated for the Louisiana Purchase
what did the Louisiana Purchase have to do with Texas? (3)
• boundaries of the LP were debated (US & Mexico wanted to settle it) • Texas was up for grabs • debated if the president had the power to buy pieces of land
what was the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition?
it was an expedition that began in Louisiana and moved into central Texas. started off with 130 men then grew to about 800 men
who lead the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition?
Gutierrez a Mexican revolutionary & Augustus Magee a US army officer
what battle was a direct result of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition
the Battle of Medina Spaniards responded to the battle that the expedition started
what did the Adams-one treaty do?
Texas ownership was settled US got Florida Spain got Texas
in the Adams-One Treaty the US got __(1)__ and Spain got __(2)__
• Florida • Texas
How did Eli Harris “liberate” Texas?
• he lead a group in to Nacogdoches and established a settlement
what did Eli Harris declare once he established a settlement in Nacogdoches?
he made Galveston a port of entry
Who lead the settlement in Galveston?
James Long
what happened to the james Long settlement
lack of aid leads to Spain destroying the settlement long is taken to prison and dies