Lamar University POLS-2302 Test 4
Prof. Terri Davis
First official Spanish Settlements - CORRECT ANSWER-1716 (present-day
Nacogdoches); 1718 (present-day San Antonio); and 1721 (La Bahia near present-
day Goliad)
Treaty of Fontainebleau - CORRECT ANSWER-Signed after GB defeated France in
Seven Years' War, gave Spain all territory west of the MS River including N.O.
While Spain was not a direct participant in the Seven Years' War, GB gift to Spain
was an attempt to strengthen ties and develop an alliance with Spain against
France. Later, French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte took hold of Europe,
and Spain again renewed its alliance with France. Spain returned LA & N.O. to
France
Louisiana Purchase 1803 - CORRECT ANSWER-U.S. paid 12 Mill for 828,000 sq
miles of land known as the Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Purchase infuriated
Spain, which in turn filed a protest against France for selling Louisiana to the U.S.
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER-filibustering campaign to
liberate Texas from Spanish rule in 1812, led by Mexican revolutionary Bernardo
Gutierrez and US Army officer Augustus Magee. Successfully seized Presido La
Bahia. The revolutionaries defeated a Spanish royalist army in the Battle of
Rosillo.
Battle of Medina - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish army defeated the Mexican
revolutionaries/ Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 - CORRECT ANSWER-Settled ownership of TX.
Established Sabine River as the boundary between the US and Spain, granted all
of FL to the US and all of TX to Spain.
Long Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER-Expedition to liberate Texas. men traveled
inland capture La Bahia. Spanish forces defeated the expedition and Long was
taken prisoner, sent to Mexico City, and later shot and killed by a prison guard
Jane Wilkinson Long - CORRECT ANSWER-wife of James Long, stayed at Point
Bolivar in 1821 after James Long left for La Bahia, travelled back to Texas after
James died and later became member of Austin's Colony, became Texas' first
Anglo women business entrepreneurs, died in 1880
Kian - CORRECT ANSWER-Slave girl of James and Jane Long. Remained with
Jane after emancipation and upon her death
, Moses Austin - CORRECT ANSWER-1st to get permission to bring Anglo-
American settlers into Spanish TX.
Baron de Bastrop - CORRECT ANSWER-Dutch businessman who helped Moses
Austin establish a colony in Texas
Austin's Colony - CORRECT ANSWER-Marked the beginning of significant Anglo
immigration into the state. Established by Stephen F. Austin, 1st Anglo-American
colony in Spanish Texas, "Most successful colonization movement in American
history"
Demographics of Austin's Colony - CORRECT ANSWER-Majority of Anglo-
Americans that arrived at Austin's Colony were of British ancestry, but a number
of Irish colonists were also counted among the original settlers. Most of the Old
300 were farmers by trade and tended to arrive in TX as independent, single
family units instead of in groups. Accepted only those who were of "higher"
economic standing into colony.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda - CORRECT ANSWER-the first European, of Spain, to
arrive in present-day Texas in 1519 and explored and mapped the Texas coastline
Esteban - CORRECT ANSWER-first known African in Texas, arrived in 1528 with
Cabeza de Vaca around Galveston Island, later enslaved by Karanakawa Indians
Angelina - CORRECT ANSWER-baptized Native American, educated by Spanish
Friars at Mission of San Juan on Rio Grande, served as translator for Juchereau
de St. Denis and for an expedition that founded the Alamo and the city of San
Antonio de Bexar only woman to have a Texas river, county, and national forest
named for her
Jean Lafitte - CORRECT ANSWER-Set up a "republic" on Galveston Island as a
base from which to conduct smuggling and privateering activities. The British
asked Lafitte for his help during the War of 1812, but he rejected the offer and
sided with the U.S. in hopes of gaining a pardon for his illegal activities. He
supplied the U.S. w/ men, weapons, and his knowledge of the region to help
secure Andrew Jackson a victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
African Movements into Texas - CORRECT ANSWER-Began w/ Esteban's arrival
as the slave of a member of de Vaca's crew. African movements into TX increased
largely due to slaveholders bringing indentured servants into the area.
General Order No. 3 1865 - CORRECT ANSWER-June 19, Union Major General
Gordon Granger issued "The people of TX are informed that, in accordance with
the Executive proclamation of the US, all slaves are free.
Prof. Terri Davis
First official Spanish Settlements - CORRECT ANSWER-1716 (present-day
Nacogdoches); 1718 (present-day San Antonio); and 1721 (La Bahia near present-
day Goliad)
Treaty of Fontainebleau - CORRECT ANSWER-Signed after GB defeated France in
Seven Years' War, gave Spain all territory west of the MS River including N.O.
While Spain was not a direct participant in the Seven Years' War, GB gift to Spain
was an attempt to strengthen ties and develop an alliance with Spain against
France. Later, French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte took hold of Europe,
and Spain again renewed its alliance with France. Spain returned LA & N.O. to
France
Louisiana Purchase 1803 - CORRECT ANSWER-U.S. paid 12 Mill for 828,000 sq
miles of land known as the Louisiana Territory. The Louisiana Purchase infuriated
Spain, which in turn filed a protest against France for selling Louisiana to the U.S.
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER-filibustering campaign to
liberate Texas from Spanish rule in 1812, led by Mexican revolutionary Bernardo
Gutierrez and US Army officer Augustus Magee. Successfully seized Presido La
Bahia. The revolutionaries defeated a Spanish royalist army in the Battle of
Rosillo.
Battle of Medina - CORRECT ANSWER-Spanish army defeated the Mexican
revolutionaries/ Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Adams-Onis Treaty 1819 - CORRECT ANSWER-Settled ownership of TX.
Established Sabine River as the boundary between the US and Spain, granted all
of FL to the US and all of TX to Spain.
Long Expedition - CORRECT ANSWER-Expedition to liberate Texas. men traveled
inland capture La Bahia. Spanish forces defeated the expedition and Long was
taken prisoner, sent to Mexico City, and later shot and killed by a prison guard
Jane Wilkinson Long - CORRECT ANSWER-wife of James Long, stayed at Point
Bolivar in 1821 after James Long left for La Bahia, travelled back to Texas after
James died and later became member of Austin's Colony, became Texas' first
Anglo women business entrepreneurs, died in 1880
Kian - CORRECT ANSWER-Slave girl of James and Jane Long. Remained with
Jane after emancipation and upon her death
, Moses Austin - CORRECT ANSWER-1st to get permission to bring Anglo-
American settlers into Spanish TX.
Baron de Bastrop - CORRECT ANSWER-Dutch businessman who helped Moses
Austin establish a colony in Texas
Austin's Colony - CORRECT ANSWER-Marked the beginning of significant Anglo
immigration into the state. Established by Stephen F. Austin, 1st Anglo-American
colony in Spanish Texas, "Most successful colonization movement in American
history"
Demographics of Austin's Colony - CORRECT ANSWER-Majority of Anglo-
Americans that arrived at Austin's Colony were of British ancestry, but a number
of Irish colonists were also counted among the original settlers. Most of the Old
300 were farmers by trade and tended to arrive in TX as independent, single
family units instead of in groups. Accepted only those who were of "higher"
economic standing into colony.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda - CORRECT ANSWER-the first European, of Spain, to
arrive in present-day Texas in 1519 and explored and mapped the Texas coastline
Esteban - CORRECT ANSWER-first known African in Texas, arrived in 1528 with
Cabeza de Vaca around Galveston Island, later enslaved by Karanakawa Indians
Angelina - CORRECT ANSWER-baptized Native American, educated by Spanish
Friars at Mission of San Juan on Rio Grande, served as translator for Juchereau
de St. Denis and for an expedition that founded the Alamo and the city of San
Antonio de Bexar only woman to have a Texas river, county, and national forest
named for her
Jean Lafitte - CORRECT ANSWER-Set up a "republic" on Galveston Island as a
base from which to conduct smuggling and privateering activities. The British
asked Lafitte for his help during the War of 1812, but he rejected the offer and
sided with the U.S. in hopes of gaining a pardon for his illegal activities. He
supplied the U.S. w/ men, weapons, and his knowledge of the region to help
secure Andrew Jackson a victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
African Movements into Texas - CORRECT ANSWER-Began w/ Esteban's arrival
as the slave of a member of de Vaca's crew. African movements into TX increased
largely due to slaveholders bringing indentured servants into the area.
General Order No. 3 1865 - CORRECT ANSWER-June 19, Union Major General
Gordon Granger issued "The people of TX are informed that, in accordance with
the Executive proclamation of the US, all slaves are free.
