This was the first European language to be spoken in Texas.
French
English
Comanche
Spanish
a long, light rope with a noose on the end used for catching cattle
lariat
imperative
filibuster
tribute
agreement among countries to work together
displace
tribute
filibuster
alliance
This was the French pirate that set up his base on Galveston Island so he could attack ships.
Philip Nolan
Gil Y'Barbo
Criollos and Mestizos
Jean Lafitte
The French colony abandoned this site for fear of being attacked by Spanish forces.
Nacogdoches
San Antonio
Trinity River
Galveston Island
someone fighting another country without government permission
filibuster
republic
tribute
displace
To take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original or regular location
imperative
tyranny
displace
exclude
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
lariat
tribute
displace
tyranny
a spy for the U.S. that was killed by Spanish Soldiers for "rounding up horses" near Waco.
Gil Y'Barbo
Philip Nolan
Marques de Rubi
Jean Lafitte
a government in which the people elect representatives to make governmental decisions
filibuster
alliance
liberation
republic
a call for a rebellion against the Spanish authority
grito
lariat
Marques de Rubi
tyranny
This was the biggest threat to Mexican Texas.
United States
France
Apache and Comanche raids
Great Britain
Lafitte's refusal to help was because...
he thought Long's band was too small to defeat Spain's army.
Neutral Ground
Treaty of Cordova
Apache and Comanche raids
This allowed Texas to become a territory of Mexico.
Marques de Rubi
alliance
Treaty of Cordova
imperative
This person issued the grito for Mexican Independence from Spain.
Marques de Rubi
Gil Y'Barbo
Father Hidalgo y Costilla
Tejano culture
the Inspector General that inspected major settlements in Spanish Texas
Gil Y'Barbo
Philip Nolan
Jean Lafitte
Marques de Rubi
This was created when settlers adapted Spanish customs to frontier conditions.
Criollos and Mestizos
tribute
Tejano culture
Apache and Comanche raids
This was the eastern boundary of Texas after the Seven Years War.
Red River
Sabine River
Missouri River
The Mississippi River
This slowed Spanish efforts to colonize many parts of Texas.
Nacogdoches and Goliad
Apache and Comanche raids
Great Britain and France
Criollos and Mestizos
The result of the Seven Years' War was that...
the 38 degree parallel was established.
Mexico wanted independence from Spain
Great Britain controls France's North American empire
the US doubled its size.
This person led settlers to Nacogdoches without government permission.
Philip Nolan
Gil Y'Barbo
Father Hidalgo y Costilla
Jean Lafitte
extremely necessary; vitally important
tyranny
exclude
tribute
imperative
Mexico wanted independence from Spain because...
Great Britain controls France's North American empire
colonists were excluded from the best jobs because of their
the Spanish governor sent troops to displace the colonists.
Constitutional Monarchy
freedom
filibuster
alliance
republic
liberation
To leave out; to keep from being a part of.
exclude
displace
liberation
secede
The Seven Years War was a battle between these two countries.
Great Britain and France
Great Britain and France
France and Spain
Criollos and Mestizos
a place that was not governed by any nation
Neutral Ground
displace
republic
alliance
The French colony near the Trinity River was abandoned because
the Spanish governor sent troops to displace the colonists.
they sold the land to the US.
Apache and Comanche raids.
Criollos and Mestizos.
The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition worked with these troops.
Marques de Rubi
Great Britain and France
Criollos and Mestizos
The Republican Army of the North
Spanish term for cowboy
vaquero
filibuster
displace
lariat
The Republican Army of the North captured these towns.
Great Britain and France
Galveston Island and San Antonio
Nacogdoches and Goliad
Constitutional Monarchy
Iturbide's Plan de Iguala guaranteed equal rights to these groups of people.
tribute
Apache and Comanche
Criollos and Mestizos
Tejano culture
The U.S. claimed that this was the boundary between Texas and the U.S.
Sabine River
Red River
Trinity River
Nueces River
This was an ideal base of operations for the Spanish fleet.
Nacogdoches
Trinity River
Galveston Island
Goliad
The capital and largest town in Texas during the Spanish rule.
Galveston Island
San Antonio
Nacogdoches
Goliad
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