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34 Cards in this Set
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Stephen F Austin |
Father of TX, established the first anglo american colony "the old 300" and helped form a republic |
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Mier y Teran |
A general, wrote a report about concern growing american influence in TX, encouraged settlement by MX and European for better trade |
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Lorenzo de Zavala |
An empresario, sold land grant to Noah and Nancy Tevis |
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Sam Houston |
1st pres. and general of the TX revolution. gov before civil war, gov of TN, friend of cherokee |
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David Crockett |
Congressman, helped defended the Alamo |
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Mirabeau Lamar |
2nd pres. "father of education", sent failure Santa Fe expedition, unkind to natives |
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WiIliam B Travis |
Attorney, jailed at Anahuac, LT and commander of Alamo |
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Juan Seguin |
Served in the senate of the republic of TX sent by Travis, commanded a company of tejanos in TX revolution |
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George Childress |
Wrote the declaration of independence |
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James fannin |
Leader at Goliad Massacre |
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Anson Jones |
4th pres."father of annexation" |
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Sul Ross |
TX ranger and fought in Civil War, gov of TX , rescued Cynthia |
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Cynthia Ann Parker |
Was kidnapped by comanche and lived with them for years, rescued by TX rangers in 1871, heart broken till death |
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Quanah Parker |
Son of Cynthia, one of several comanche chiefs, let his people to reservations in Oklahoma |
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James S Hogg |
Lawyer who was elected as state attorney general in 1886, pushed for Dani-trust act in 1889, gov of TX in 1890, pushed regulation in the railroad commission was established in TX |
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Turtle Bayou Resolution |
Declared loyalty to MX but not to the gov, supported Santa Anna and federalist, constitution of 1824 |
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Law of April 6, 1830 |
Outlawed immigration to US, suspended incomplete grants with empresarios, encouraged immigration to TX, forbade enslave people from being brought back to MX, established forts, added taxes to all foreign goods entering TX |
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
MX gave up all claims to TX, accepted the Rio Grande as border, surrendered to US for all territory between TX and Pacific Ocean |
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Compromise of 1850 |
California would be admitted free or non-free state |
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Freedman's Bureau |
Helped freed people find jobs, issued food, clothing to the sick and poor |
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Palmito Ranch |
The last battle of Civil War, war was already over |
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Mexican Cession area |
California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, NM, and part of Colorado, and Wyoming |
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Treaties of Velasco (private) |
Try to convince MX to recognize independence of TX |
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Treaties of Velasco (public) |
Santa Anna would never fight against TX, MX troops leave TX soil |
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1836 |
TX gains independence from MX |
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1846-48 |
MX, AM war ends |
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1861-65 |
Civil War begins |
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1876 |
TX ratifies state constitution |
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1st amendment |
Freedom of speech, press, assemble, petition, religion |
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13th amendment |
Abolish slavery |
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14th amendment |
Gave citizenship to all freed slaves |
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15th amendment |
Expand voting rights to all males over 21 |
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1865-77 |
Reconstruction |
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1845 |
TX annexation |
