Unit 4 Vocabulary & Mission Notes PDF
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This document appears to be a set of notes, combined vocabulary and mission notes from a unit on Tejas Colonization. The vocabulary covers terms related to colonization, missions, and the role of various groups in the Tejas region.
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Unit 4 Vocabulary: Tejas Colonization Vocab Term Definition Picture endingsettlersto establish towns in order to S Colonize keepcontrolover land claims eligious sett...
Unit 4 Vocabulary: Tejas Colonization Vocab Term Definition Picture endingsettlersto establish towns in order to S Colonize keepcontrolover land claims eligious settlement set up to convertnative R Mission people to theSpanishculture andcolonizeTejas for Spain Presidio Spanishfortbuilt toprotectthe missions omeone who believes in the principles of S Catholic Christianity, specifically Roman Catholicfaith Friar Catholicmenwho ran themissions isingup against agovernmentto demand R Revolution change andagentswho broughtAnglo-American L Empresario settlers toTejas nglo- A hiteperson from theUnited Stateswho is not W merican A hispanic Militia A group ofcitizensacting as amilitaryforce 4 Spanish Mission-Presidio System Notes PROBLEM:New Spain wanted tocolonizeTejas… but HOW? THINKING QUESTION 1:To TRULY colonize the land, whatshould Spain do? Send people! SOLUTION:Spain decided to buildmissionsandpresidiosall across Tejas to: 1. Gaincolonizeover ALL of Tejas 2. Convert ALL TejasnativestoSpanish culture 3. Keep theFrenchout of Tejas GOAL:Spain thought that if all theNative Americansconverted to the Spanish culture, they would become astronger, more unitedgroup. How would they do this? Natives had to… 1. BecomeCatholic 2. Learn theSpanish language 3. ProtectNew Spain'sland HINKING QUESTION 2:Which of the Native Culturesdo you think would be the most T WILLING to join the mission system? Which will be the most HOSTILE/aggressive? Willing:Puebloan Culture Hostile:Plains Culture Different Motives Some native cultures, such as thePuebloanCulture joined the Spanish mission systemwillinglybecause theywere struggling. They needed food,water, and supplies. However, other native cultures, such as thePlainsCulture were forcedto join the Spanish mission system by the Spanishfriars and soldiers. They would laterrevoltbecause of theirwarrior mentality. 6 Instead of trying to findgoldin Tejas, Spain was now interested in spreading theirreligion(Catholicism) to try to gain controlof Tejas. Problems with the Mission-Presidio System: DISTANCE: Presidios were supposed toprotectthe missions,but they were too FAR AWAY. This allowed for more attacks from enemies. DISEASE:Germsspread quickly at missions, causingdisease to spread. Plus, doctors were scarce then. DEBT: Spain was funding the missions by sendingmoneyto Mexico City. Natives would attack the messengers sending the money to Tejas, so the money wouldneverend up getting to the Tejas missions. DISINTEREST: Natives usually only joined the mission-presidiosystem for protectionand food. They ended up not staying becausethey werenot interestedin conforming to the Spanish culture. HINKING QUESTION 3:Why did the missions and presidiosneed to be closer T together?(*Hint* think about the goal of the presidios!) The presidios were supposed to protect the missions. Circle ONE: The Spanish Mission-Presidio system wasa... SUCCESS / FAILURE Lasting Spanish Legacy: List three ways in which the Spanish culture has lived on in Tejas: 1. Architecture 2. Language 3. Horses San Antonio de Valero (LT 2) ○ Nicknamed “TheAlamo” ○ Built in1718 7 Empresarios & Mexican National Notes 1803 - Louisiana Purchase:(LT 3) U.S. bought theLouisiana Territoryfrom France for $15million (3 cents per acre) Thisdoubledthe size of theU.S. Now theU.S.andNew Spainare neighbors, which leads toterritorial conflict. 1819 - Adams-Onis Treaty:(LT 3) Created the newboundaryline between the U.S. and New Spain by establishing theborderbetween the twocountries This establishedTexas'modern day northern and easternborders and madeTejasa part ofNew Spain. HINKING QUESTION 4:The mission system failed. Whydo you think Spain was having T such a hard time settling Tejas?(*Hint* look at thelocation of Mexico City in comparison to Tejas) ost people were near the capital city, Mexico City, and didn't want to travel the M long distance to live in Tejas. Empresarios:(LT 4) After the mission system failed, New Spain’s new plan tocolonizeTejas was theempresariosystem. Empresarios were land agents who broughtAnglo-American settlers from theU.S.toTejas. Mexican empresarios focused on bringingMexicansettlersto Tejas. This was apopularsystem because Mexico can finallycolonize Tejas, AND Anglo-American settlers got land for a verycheapprice. Moses Austin:(LT 4) Moses Austinwas thefirstempresario to start the process of bringing Anglo-Americans to Tejas. 10 He finally got permission fromSpainto bring Anglo-American settlersto Tejas. Sadly though, hediedbefore he could actuallycarryouthis empresario plan to help colonize Tejas. His dying wish was that his son,Stephen F. Austin,would carry out his empresario plan. HINKING QUESTION 5:What issues could arise whenone country is trying to control T another country from a different continent? Answers will vary. Ex: Not having a voice in the government New Spain began to revolt because they were upset about... (LT 5) 1. Spain'sgovernment 2. Spain'ssocial class ranksystem 3. Unfairtaxes 1821 - Mexican Independence:(LT 5) New Spain gained theirindependencefromSpain and became the new country ofMexico. NowTejasis underMexicanrule - not Spanish. HINKING QUESTION 6:Which country (France, Spain,or Mexico), do you believe has T had the most legitimate (true/valid) claim to Tejas? EXPLAIN! nswers will vary. Ex: I think Spain had the most legitimate claim to Tejas because A they made the empresario system, which was effective in colonizing Tejas. Mexican Empresario System:(LT 6) The empresario system had become extremelysuccessful under Spain’s leadership. So once independent,Mexicotook over theempresario system and kept it going. 11 Stephen F. Austin:(LT 6) ○ SFA finally got new permission fromMexicoto bringAnglo- Americans toTejasin 1821. ○ Mostfamousempresario because he was actually ableto carry outhis father’s plan to begin the empresariosystem Other well-known empresarios: ○ Martin deLeon ○ GreenDeWitt ○ ErasmoSeguin ○ HadenEdwards ROCESSING ACTIVITY 1:Sort the following descriptionsinto their correct location, depending P on if it describes the mission system, the empresario system, or both. 12 THINKING QUESTION 7:Why do countries need constitutions? Answers will vary. Ex: To keep and establish order, leadership, rules, etc. 1824 - Mexican Constitution:(LT 8) FederalistConstitution: power issharedbetween the national /federalgovernment and thestates. Anglo-Americanslikedthis because theU.S.Constitutionwas also a Federalist Constitution. CombinedCoahuila y Tejasinto one Mexican state Colonization Laws of 1825:(LT 9) ○ Notaxesfor 10 years 😊 ○ SlaveryallowedinTejasbut illegal in all other Mexican states (legal in the U.S.) 😊 ○ People in Tejas could not live within60 miles ofthe U.S. border😟 ○ Must be of good,moralcharacter😟 ○ Must becomeCatholic😟 ○ Must become aMexican citizen😟 ○ Must join theMexican militia😟 THINKING QUESTION 8:What was themaingoal of thesecolonization laws? o make limit American influence on the new settlers and make sure the T Anglo-American settlers were "acting Mexican" PROCESSING ACTIVITY 2:Do the following on the ColonizationLaws above. Draw a SMILEY FACE next to the laws you think the U.S. settlers LIKED! Draw a FROWNY FACE next to the laws you think the U.S. settlers DISLIKED. 13 Cultural Differences:(LT 10) Causes: ○ Distance- American settlers lived very far away from Mexicans (Anglo-Americans in Northeast Tejas, Mexicans in South Tejas) ○ Freedom- Mexico did not enforce their laws in Anglo-American-settled areas of Tejas, so Anglo-Americans were free to do what they wanted Socultural differencesbegan forming in the followingareas: Areas Mexican POV Anglo-American POV Language Spanish English Slavery Illegal Legal Religion Catholicism Freedom of religion HINKING QUESTION 9:Why did the Mexican governmentallow so many Americans to T come to Mexico, even though they had different beliefs on almost everything? nswers will vary. Ex: They were desperate to settle Tejas and would do anything to A bring people there, even compromise on things they believed in. Effects: ○ Anglo-Americans in Tejas still identified more with theAmerican culture instead of the Mexican culture. ○ Thesecultural differenceswill eventually lead to Tejas wanting theirindependencefrom Mexico. 14
