Week of December 14-18, 2015

Mrs. Gonzalez
Texas History

Welcome, 

Yes, it is Monday! This is the Six Week of the 3rd Six Weeks! Please continue your phenomenal behavior as we continue through this school year. Let's keep our behavior and attendance going strong for the Third Six Weeks! Five days closer to Christmas Break, hold your heads up! This week we will be discussing The Life of People in the Colonies and well as the Growth of the Colonies. Monday and Tuesday we will be reviewing for the Six Weeks Exam. We will cover Chapter 7 and 8. This is worth 25% of your grade. Wednesday, we will test during our class period and the test will consist of 30 questions. Thursday, we will review the test! On Friday we will be having socials during our homeroom.

Mary Austin
Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846) was an American historical writer best known as the author of the first known English-language history of Texas, Texas (1833), expanded in 1836 into History of Texas. She was a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, who arranged for Holley to receive a land grant on Galveston Bay. Although Holley visited Texas five times (in 1831, 1835, 1838, 1840, and 1843), she was never able to afford to move there.

 

Attached is a review! This is not the same review we will be working 0n class, but this will definitely helped.

Mexican National Era/ Anglo Colonization Test Review

1.      What is the significance of the Battle of Medina? The conflict ended the Republican Army’s fight for Mexican Independence.

2.      List the recommendations that were made in Marques de Rubi’s report to the Spanish government. 1. Abandon all missions & presidios except for La Bahia & San Antonio

2. Move East TX population to San Antonio (fear of Indian uprisings) 3. San Antonio to replace Los Adaes as the capital 4. Befriend the Comanche to help fight the Apache.

3.      In what year was the Louisiana Purchase signed and what were the terms?  1803

(1) doubled the size of the U.S. (2) Spain now bordered the U.S. (3) Thomas Jefferson purchased it from France for $15 million

4.      Name the new boundary that was set after the signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

The Sabine River became the eastern boundary of Texas and Florida was ceded to the U.S.

5.      List the two major events that happened in 1821?

1. Moses Austin gets permission to settle families in Texas

2. Mexico gains their independence from Spain

6.      Why was Stephen F. Austin known as the “Father of Texas?”

He brought the “Old 300” to Texas & started the first colony of American immigrants

7.      What were some of the problems that Austin’s colonists had to deal with?

-serious drought

-disagreements over land ownership

-Native American raids

8.      Know these people and give examples of their accomplishments:

·        Moses Austin- 1^st Anglo American to get permission from Spain to bring settlers to Texas, he died before he saw his dream realized

·        Green Dewitt-2^nd most successful empresario, made peace with the Native Americans, spent most of his own money on his colony

·        Martin de Leon-empresario who settled mostly Tejano families, successful rancher

·        Erasmo Seguin-helped draft the Constitution of 1824, assisted Austin in choosing land, supported the Texas Revolution

·        Jose Gutierrez de Lara-member of the Republican Army of the North, played a significant role in Mexican Independence

9.      Stephen F. Austin had some strict requirements to settle in his colony, what were they?  -sign an oath of allegiance, convert to Catholicism, become a Mexican citizen

10.  Define empresario and give a detailed description of what an empresario does.

Business people who promoted migration to the Texas colonies. They are the ones who                 handed out the land titles to the settlers.

11.  What were the problems with the merger of Texas and Coahuila as a state?

The location of the capital made it difficult for Texans to participate in state government.

12.  What did the Mexican Colonization Law 1821, State Colonization Law 1825, National Colonization Law 1824, and Imperial Colonization Law 1833, all have in common?

They all encouraged immigration to Texas

13.   Know the concept of PUSH/ PULL and give examples:

            PUSH                                                                  PULL

            Limited opportunities                                                  Land of opportunity

      Expensive land                                                            Cheap land

      Debt                                                    Possibility of becoming a part of the U.S.       

14.  What does G.T.T. mean?

Gone to Texas!

The main reason for population growth in Texas during the 1820’s was Anglo Colonization.

 

 Psychology

My 8th graders are doing excellent in regards to behavior! We will with Mental Health this coming week.


Watch Video on Misconceptions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZdk4kT3TVg



Enjoy the rest of your week!! Falcon Pride! (:

 Reminders:
Monday - Reading Six Weeks Exam
Tuesday - Math Six Weeks Exam
Wednesday - Texas History Exam
Thursday -
Friday - All Day Social
 -Mrs. Gonzalez