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Fall Semester Review
Texas History Review for fall semester review
38
History
7th Grade
12/18/2012

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Anglo American
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the term for a person living in the US and whose ancestors come from Europe
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to make Texas independent from Spain
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the goal of filibusters in Texas
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General James Wilkinson
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the US general who compromised with Spain to create the Neutral Ground Agreement
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immigrant
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the term for a person who comes to a country to settle
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Juan Bautista de las Casas
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the person who led a rebellion and took over San Antonio before being executed
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Augustus Magee
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the lieutenant responsible for patrolling the neutral ground before resigning from the US Army
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Jane Long
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the woman who became the Mother of Texas because of her success
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Executive Branch
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the branch of government that enforces laws
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Father Miguel Hidalgo
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the person known as the Father of Mexican Independence
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Philip Nolan
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the first filibuster in Texas
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Father Michael Muldoon
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the priest who baptized dishonest Catholics
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Stephen F. Austin
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the person known as the Father of Texas
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Neutral Ground Agreement
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created a neutral zone between the Arroyo Hondo and the Sabine River
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empresario
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the term for an agent who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony
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cheap land, adventure, and to escape problems
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reasons settlers moved to Texas
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had people apply reason and science to government
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the Enlightenment
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Grito de Dolores
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the name of the speech given on September 16, 1810
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Moses Austin
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the person who petitioned to bring 300 families to Texas to settle
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Jean Lafitte
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the pirate who founded the settlement of Campeachy
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Jose Bernardo Guitierrez de Lara
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the person who helped Magee create the Republic of the North militia
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recruit
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the term for persuading someone to join a group
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the establishment of San Antonio
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the significance of the year 1718
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diary, photograph, painting
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examples of primary sources
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they were worried about being outnumbered
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the reason Spanish authorities were concerned about US settlers moving to Texas
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Mexico gained its independence
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the significance of the year 1821
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petition
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the term for a formal written request
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Tejano
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the term for a person of Mexican descent living in Texas
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Spain ceded Florida to the US and agreed that the Sabine river would be the boundary between Texas and Louisiana
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the terms of the Adams-Onis Treaty
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textbook, internet
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examples of secondary sources
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Texas was discovered
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the significance of the year 1519
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James Long
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the last major filibuster in Texas
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pledge loyalty to the Spanish government and become Catholic
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the terms colonists had to agree to when moving to Missouri and Texas
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filibuster
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the term for an adventurer who engages in a private rebellious activity in a foreign country
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
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a set of laws dealing with disputes between citizens
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civil law
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the purpose of appeals courts
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to make sure that laws were applied correctly during a trial
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the constitution that limits legislative sessions to every other year for 140 days
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the Texas Constitution
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the types of cases a district court hears
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both civil and criminal
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