1. September 22, 2016 Warm up
Warm up. Write in complete sentences. Father Miguel Hildalgo was…
Who was Father Miguel Hildalgo and what was he famous for?

2. LEARNING TARGET:
WE WILL REVIEW THE ERAS FROM NATURAL TEXAS THROUGH SPANISH MISSIONS FOR OUR TEST ON FRIDAY.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
I WILL COMPLETE THE STUDY GUIDE SO I CAN PREPARE FOR THE TEST ON FRIDAY.

3. MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
STUDY GUIDE

4. WHAT IS THE MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE ERA ABOUT
THIS ERA DEALS WITH EFFORTS OF MEXICO TO POPULATE AND RETAIN TEXAS FROM THE FORMATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO IN 1821 THROUGH THE TEXAS REVOLUTION IN THIS INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANGLO AND MEXICAN SETTLEMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, AND THE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE TEXAS REVOLUTION

5. WHY DID MEXICO WANT INDEPENDENT FROM SPAIN?
MEXICAN CITIZENS WANTED TO BE TREATED EQUALLY (Spanish, Criollos, and Native Americans)
SPANISH RULE WAS HURTING THEIR ECONOMY
WANTED THEIR LAND BACK THAT SPAIN TOOK FROM THEM
WANTED FREEDOM TO LIVE THEIR OWN LIFE
COLONIST KNEW THAT SPAIN WOULD EVENTUALLY HELP MEXICO WHEN THEY GOT A CHANCE

6. WHO WAS FATHER MIGUEL HILDALGO
A PRIEST WHO CALLED FOR AN UPRISING AGAINST THE SPANISH AND BASICALLY STARTED THE MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS FAMOUS CRY OF DELORES WHICH LED TO MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE
MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA WAS A MEXICAN CATHOLIC PRIEST. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1810, FATHER HIDALGO RANG THE CHURCH BELL TO ANNOUNCE REVOLUTION AGAINST THE SPANISH. INDIANS AND MESTIZOS MARCHED WITH HIDALGO AND CAPTURED MAJOR CITIES BUT WERE HALTED AT THE GATES OF THE CAPITAL. HIDALGO FLED NORTH BUT WAS CAUGHT AND SHOT IN HIS CALL FOR A REBELLION STARTED THE MEXICAN WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE.

7. WHAT WAS THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OF 1824?
CONSTITUTION WRITTEN AFTER MEXICO’S INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN
THE REPUBLIC WAS NAMED UNITED MEXICAN STATES
TEXAS WAS UNITED WITH THE FORMER SPANISH PROVINCE CALLED COAHUILA
GAVE TEXAS 1 REPRESENTATIVE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
SETTLERS WERE ALLOWED TO START COLONIZING TEXAS
CREATED 19 STATES AND 4 TERRITORIES IN MEXICO
THE REPUBLIC TOOK THE NAME OF UNITED MEXICAN STATES, AND WAS DEFINED AS A REPRESENTATIVE FEDERAL REPUBLIC WITH CATHOLICISM AS THE OFFICIAL RELIGION.

8. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE BATTLE OF MEDINA
FOUGHT AUGUST 18, 1813, ALONG THE MEDINA RIVER SOUTH OF SAN ANTONIO BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN FORCES OF THE GUTIÉRREZ-MAGEE EXPEDITION AND THE SPANISH ROYALIST ARMY
THE REPUBLIC ARMY OF THE NORTH FOUGHT AGAINST THE SPANISH FORCES
THE REPUBLICAN ARMY LOST MISERABLY, AND THE SPANISH WON IN COMPLETE VICTORY. BUT IT ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REVOLUTION.
SPAIN WAS IN CONTROL OF MEXICO AND TEXAS FOR ANOTHER 7 YEARS

9. WHO WAS JOSE’ BERNARDO GUTIERREZ DE LARA AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT?
WANTED TEXAS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE, WENT TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND ASKED FOR MEN, MONEY, AND SUPPLIES, BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO U.S. ALLIANCE WITH SPAIN.
GUTIERREZ-MAGEE EXPEDITION – JOSÉ BERNARDO GUTIÉRREZ (FOLLOWER OF FATHER HIDALGO) AND AUGUSTUS MAGEE (FORMER U.S. SOLDIER) ORGANIZED THE REPUBLIC ARMY OF THE NORTH AND PROCLAIMED TEXAS INDEPENDENT OF SPAIN, BUT WERE DEFEATED. IT ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO FREE TEXAS AND MEXICO FROM SPANISH RULE. .

10. WHO WAS JEAN LAFITTE AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT
WHO WAS JEAN LAFITTE AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT? WHY DID HE PICK GALVESTON AS HIS BASE?
FRENCH PIRATE WHO HELPED FIGHT AGAINST THE SPANISH FLEET IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
KEPT THE CARGO THAT THE MEXICAN ARMY DID NOT WANT AND MADE A PROFIT
GALVESTON WAS A PRIME LOCATION  TO SET UP HIS BASE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE SPANISH FLEET.

11. WHO WAS JAMES LONG AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT
WHO WAS JAMES LONG AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT? WHY DID JEAN LAFITTE SAY NO TO JAMES LONG?
HE WAS A REPUBLICAN ARMY LEADER
A FILIBUSTER WHO WANTED TO FIGHT THE SPANISH IN TEXAS SO HE CAN CLAIM TEXAS AS HIS OWN.
LAFITTE THOUGHT THAT LONGS ARMY WAS TOO SMALL TO DEFEAT A LARGE WELL TRAINED ARMY.
LAFITTE PREDICTED LONG’S DEATH BY THE SPANISH

12. WHAT DID THE STATE COLONIZATION LAW OF 1825 STATE?
LAW THAT SET UP GUIDELINES TO THE COLONIZATION OF COAHUILA Y TEXAS.
FOREIGNERS, SUCH AS SETTLERS FROM THE UNITED STATES, WERE INVITED TO IMMIGRATE TO TEXAS.
ALLOWED STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AND OTHER EMPRESARIOS TO RECEIVE LAND GRANTS IN TEXAS
ALLOWED THE AMERICANS TO INTRODUCE SLAVERY

13. WHO WAS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT?
HIS FATHER MOSES AUSTIN DIED THE YEAR AFTER HE SOUGHT PERMISSION TO START A NEW SETTLEMENT.
HE MET WITH GOVERNOR ANTONIO MARTINEZ AND PROPED BRINING 300 ANGLO- AMERICAN FAIMILIES TO TEXAS. HE WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN TO RECRUIT AND SETTLE AMERICANS IN TEXAS/MEXICO. HE SETTLED 300 FAMILIES AND WAS KNOWN AS AN EMPRESARIO. THIS LED TO THE COLONIZATION OF OTHER AMERICAN SETTLERS IN TEXAS/MEXICO
HE FOUNDED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ANGLO AMERICAN COLONY IN TEXAS.

14. WHO WAS MARTIN DE LEON AND WHY IS HE IMPORTANT?
A NATIVE MEXICAN EMPRESARIO WHO SETTLED 200 MEXICAN FAMILIES IN SOUTH TEXAS (BETWEEN THE LAVACA AND GUADALUPE RIVER). HE AND HIS WIFE FOUNDED THE TOWN OF VICTORIA IN 1824.
RECEIVED PRIVILEGES FROM THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE HE WAS A MEXICAN EMPRESARIO
HIS COLONY WAS LOCATED IN VICTORIA

15. WHO WAS GREEN DEWITT AND WHY WAS HE IMPORTANT?
WAS AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN EMPRESARIO WHO SETTLED 166 FAMILIES IN THE AREA NEAR PRESENT-DAY GONZALES DID NOT MEET CONTRACT BECAUSE THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT STARTED TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SETTLING IN TEXAS.
HIS COLONY WA DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE MEXICAN LAW OF APRIL 6, 1830 BECAUSE IT LIMITED THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS ENTERING TEXS WHICH KEPT HIS COLONY FROM GROWING
HE FOUNDED THE 2ND MOST SUCCESSFUL ANGLO-AMERICAN COLONY IN TEXAS