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Tell me about the balcones escarpment?
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runs throught the center of texas
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What are the main cities in the Metroplex?
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Dallas and Fort Worth
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Tell me about the Caprock Escarpment?
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Its in the pan handle and divides the Great Plains and the North Central plains
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Did most Caddos hunt or farm?
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farm
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Why did Spain lack interest in Texas?
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Becaus they found no gold
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What is the chief officer or official of a Spanish town called?
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alacalde
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Was the Decree of April 6, 1830 welcomed by the settlers?
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No, the settlers in texas were armed by the law
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What is the Battle of Gonzales known as (nickname)?-
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Lexington of Texas
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Did General Cos regard the actions of the people at Gonzales as an outbreak of war?
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Yes
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What happened to General Cos after he surrendered at San Antonio?
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he was allowed to go back tomexico a few days later
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Name some physical characteristics in geography.
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movement, plant systems, & animal systems
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What are the climatic effects of the Gulf of Mexico?
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Rain, storms and ocean breezes
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Tell me about the Ogallala Aquifer.
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Ogallala aquifer is a major aquifer and it lies under the high planes in texas.Larger thatn new jersey.Cannot be refilled easily.
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what is the wearin away of earths surface called?
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Erosion
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Is the Coastal plains sparsely populated?
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No, its home to more texans than any other region in texas.
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Would you consider the Mountains and Basins Region to be sparsely populated?
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yes, because its rocky and dry
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How did the Ancient Native Americans migrate to the Americas from Asia?
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a land bridge
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How did “farming” change the way people lived a long time ago?
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farming ment a more dependable source of food and it made the population increase.
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During the Archaic Age, how did life in Texas change?
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the climate became warmer and the large animals dissapeared
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What is an archaeologist?
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a scientist who studies the remains of the past human life
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What did the spanish find when they reached Quivira and Cibola?
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Settlers
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Why did the spanish lose inetrest in texas?
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because the french were no longer seen as a threat
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Unlike the Spanish exlorers, the french explorerswere not interested in what?
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The french were not interested in converting the native americans to christianity.
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Who was Marcus De Rubi?
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A man who kept a diary of his journey
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What happened as a result of the victory of the spanish general Joaqin arredondo?
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Most of the Republican army died
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Did James Long support the adams-Onis treaty?
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No, he felt that texas should be independent or with the U.S.
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What did Jean Laffite do during the War of 1812?
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He aided the americans
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Who was james long?
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he was a filibuster, who invaded texas with 300 rebels in 1819.
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What were the requirements to settle in Austin's colony?(4)
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1) You had to become a citizen of mexico
2) Everyone would pay 12.5 cents per acre 3) they had to take an oath of alligence to mexico 4) had to be a good moral character |
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what did Austins colonists pay per acre of land?
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12.5 cents per acre
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Who was Baron de Bastrop?
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a person who helped austin moses get permision to colonize texas
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What happened to the US as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?
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The U.S. doubled in size
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Who were the centralists in the mexico government?
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They belived that the power should be concentrated in the national government
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The Fredonian Revolt did the following:
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1. Led to the Decree or Law of April 6, 1830 2. Increased suspicion of Mexicans toward the Texas settlers 3. The Mier y Teran inspection of Texas 4. Discouraged cooperation of Edwards with Austin and Austin’s colonies (Austin was trying to be a loyal citizen to Mexico (and trustworthy) and did not like the fact that Edwards and his brother revolted)
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Why did S.F. Austin approve the Consultation of 1835?
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Because he thought that Santa Anna was becoming a dictator
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All of the following were the results of the Law of April 6, 1830:
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1. New forts were built 2. Incomplete empresario contracts were suspended 3. Customs duties were placed on American goods coming into Mexican Texas 4. Immigration from Mexico to Texas was encouraged, but not from the United States into Texas
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What did the Convention of 1832 decide?
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That Texas become a separate state from Coahuila
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Though he refused to grant Texas statehood, Santa Anna agreed to repeal which law?
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The law that restricted immigration from the U.S. to Texas
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In 1829, Mexico passed a Decree or Law that did what?
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That ended slavery in Mexico, but not in Texas
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For all of the following reasons Texans had slaves and were allowed to keep them (though they worried this might change):
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1. Mexico wanted to prevent an upheaval or unhappiness among settlers 2. Slavery was a part of the Texas economy
3. Slaveholders in Texas wanted to protect their rights |
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When General Cos and his troops arrived in San Antonio, the settlers did what?
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Formed Committees of Safety, Committees of Correspondence, and had patrols watching the roads. The Mexican soldiers were not welcomed in the city!
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The victories at Gonzales and Goliad convinced the Texans of what?
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that the mexan troops could be defeated
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The “Declaration of the People of Texas in General Convention Assembled” stated what?
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That Texans were loyal citizens of Mexico
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Who was the commander-in-chief of the REGULAR Texas Army?
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Sam Houston
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When is Texas Independence Day?
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March 2, 1836
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How was the Texas Constitution (that was written by the delegates) similar to the U.S. Constitution?
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There were 3 branches of Government, it contained a Bill of Rights, and it provided for representative government
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What are Human-Environment interactions?
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relationships linking people tho there environment
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What are human systems?
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The way people go around shapning the earth
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What are regions?
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an area that is united by one or more characteristis
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What is realitive location?
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the location of a place relevant to another place
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What is absolute location?
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The exact spot where a place is.(longitude and latitude)
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What are wrong way rivers?
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River that flows from the dryest part to the wetest part of land
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How did Spain view the colonization of Texas (eventually, as time passed)?
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As a difficult economic drain (due to lack of money, manpower and supplies – they were not very successful for the long term in settling Texas; in addition, the plains Natives resisted the Spanish efforts at converting them to Christianity)
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What are some examples of Physical Systems?
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Volconoes, glaciers, and hurricanes
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What is a plain?
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A big field with a couple of small hills or trees
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What is a butte?
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flat topped hill(smaller than a mesa)
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What is a drought?
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A drouht is when you go a long period of time with little or no rain
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What is a basin?
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a sunken area in a plateufound between mountain ranges
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Who defended the Republican army of the north?
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General Arredondo & spanish forces
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Who established Nacadoches?
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Gil Yarbarbo
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Who refused to assist the army of james long?
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Jean laffite
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What did father Miguel Hidalgo encorage the Mestizos to do?
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to get back land that was stollen from them 300 years ago
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Who was Peter Ellis Bean?
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a filibuster, part of phillip nowlins group
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What was the capital of S.F. Austin's first colony?
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San Feipe de Austin
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What was Coahuilla?
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spanish province
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What was saltillo?
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The capital of coahuila & texas
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Which document did santa anna promise to support?
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The Mexican Constitution of 1824
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What did the Convention of 1833 create?
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A constitution
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Where was the meeting of Consulation of 1835 held?
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San Felipe de Austin
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What document ended all immagration from the U.S. into texas?
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The Law of April 6, 1830
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Who was the Ad-Interin (temperary)president of texas?
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David Burnet
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Who was the Ad-Interin vice-president of texas?
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Lerenzo Zavala
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Whp kept a diary of the Convention of 1836?
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William Gray
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Who was Ben Milam?
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An empasario
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Who was Juan Seguin?
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he is a Tejano scout for texas, supported texas independence, commanded 100 soliders
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Facts about La Salles’s Second Expedition:
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1. Four ships carried almost 300 colonists 2. One ship was captured by the Spanish 3. His ships passed by and missed the mouth of the Mississippi River 4. Only one ship arrived safely to the Texas shore
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How were the Jumanos advanced? (name at least 3 ways)
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farming, trade/agriculture and adobe houses. They were not primitive.
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The following are results of The Treaty of Paris in 1763:
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1. The French were “kicked out” of North America by the British 2. Therefore, the French were not seen as a threat to the Spanish 3. Rubi investigated the need for Spanish missions in Texas 4. Spain closed the East Texas missions
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The Louisiana Purchase had the following effects on the U.S.:
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1. The United States doubled in size 2. There was NEW land for NEW settlement and exploration 3. Free navigation of the Mississippi River
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The geography of The North Central Plains is:
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rolling plains, mesas, and buttes
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What were the results of the Fredonian Revolt?
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1. Edwards was defeated and fled 2. Mier y Teran inspected Texas and reported that Americans outnumbered the Mexicans 3. The Mexicans became more suspicious of the Texas Colonists
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After Stephen F. Austin met with Santa Anna in Mexico City, Santa Anna agreed to repeal the law restricting immigration from the U.S. into Texas
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HE WOULD NOT GRANT TEXAS INDEPENDENT
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The Spanish decided to close the missions for 3 reasons-name them
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1)France was no longer a threat
2)No government support 3)Native Americans resistance to change |
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Please know the following events in correct chronological order: 1. Mexico gains independence from Spain 2. San Antonio is founded 3. 1st Treaty of Paris 4. San Francisco de los Tejas is founded 5. Closing of the Spanish East Texas missions.
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1. Mexico gains independence from Spain- 1821
2. San Antonio is founded- 1718 3. 1st Treaty of Paris- 1763 4. San Francisco de los Tejas is founded- 1690 5. Closing of the Spanish East Texas missions.-1773 |
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In the constitution of 1835, a _________ government was created,they wrote the "Declaration _________________________." They also created a _____ army.
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In the constitution of 1835, a provisional government was created,they wrote the "Declaration of the people of Texas in General Convention Assembled"." They also created a regular army.
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The Centralistspowers in Mexico belived that the power should:
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be centralized in a national governent
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Did the colonists who came to Texas with empresarios have to speak spanish?
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No
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In Spanish colonial Texas, most settlements and missions were along which Royal Road or Highway?
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The Camino Real
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