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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
the first European (Spanish) to arrive in present-day Texas in 1519, mapped Texas coastline
Esteban
first known African in Texas, arrived in 1528 with Cabeza de Vaca around Galveston Island, later enslaved by Karanakawa Indians
Angelina
baptized Native American, educated by Spanish Friars at Mission of San Juan on Rio Grande, served as translator for Juchereau de St. Denis in east Texas, only woman to have a Texas river, county, and national forest named for her
Jean Lafitte
born in Bayonne, France, arrived in New Orleans around 1804, became smugglers in 1808, aided US in 1812 against British, helped secure Galveston in 1817 for privateering, abandoned Galveston in 1820
First official Spanish Settlements
present day Nacogdoches in 1716, present day San Antonio in 1718, and present day Goliad in 1721
Louisiana Purchase
Spain returned Louisiana to France, in 1803 France sold 828,000mi2 of land to US for $12 million after they had closed the Port of New Orleans
Treaty of Fontainebleau
signed after Great Britain defeated France in Seven Years' War, gave Spain all territory west of the Mississippi River including "Isle of New Orleans"
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
filibustering campaign to liberate Texas from Spanish rule in 1812, led by Mexican revolutionary Bernardo Gutierrez and US Army officer Agustus Magee
Adams-Onis Treaty
treaty in 1819 establishing the Sabine River as the boundary between US and Spain
Long Expedition
expedition led by James Long to liberate Texas
Juneteenth
became day of celebration of freed black men and women after announcement of General Order No. 3, first celebration 1866
General Order No. 3
issued by Union Major General Gordon Granger on June 19th, 1865, declaring emancipation
Adobe Walls
name given to trading posts built by Anglo settlers around 1843, site where Col Christopher Carson fought more than 1000 Kiowa and Comanche warriors in 1864
Demographics of Austin's Colony
majority British ancestry, some Irish, most were farmers, single families, most from Trans-Appalachian South, only those of "high" economic standing, only 4/300 were illiterate, by 1825 69 families owned 443 slaves (¼ pop)
African Movements into Texas
Spain accepted free blacks, Mexico abolished slavery in 1829, most Africans brought through indentured servitude, by 1836 13,000 Africans
Red River War
1874 - 1875, final chapter in Indian sovereignty in Texas, Comanches and Chief Parker surrendered at Fort Sill, opening of Texas Panhandle to white settlement and ranching industry
Constitution of 1836
First Anglo-American constitution to govern the state of Texas, drafted in March 1836 and ratified September 1836
Chief Quanah Parker
Comanche chief, led attack on buffalo camp in 1874 with 700 Comanche, camp inhabited by 28 Anglo men, 70 Indians killed and Chief wounded, "Second Battle of Adobe Walls", became chief of Kiowa- Comanche reservation
Adelsverein Society
Society for Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, created in 1840, sponsored thousands of German immigrants to Texas
Indianola
founded 1846 by commissioner general of Adelsverein, landing place for German immigrants bound for Texas, second largest port in Texas until hurricane in 1875
Don Antonio Gil Y'Barbo
influential Adaes member, later named principal trader and Indian agent to LA-TX borders, then appointed LT-Gov of Nacogdoches in 1779
Grito de Delores
Father Miguel Hidalgo's cry for the end of Spanish rule in Mexico beginning revolution
Mexican War of Independence
Mexican revolution against Spain in 1810
Treaty of Cordoba
Treaty granting Mexico independence from Spain on August 21, 1824
Cinco de Mayo
Holiday marking the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla fought during French-Mexican War
Battle of Gonzales
Spanish military went to Gonzales to retrieve a small cannon from the anglo citizens of Gonzales, citizens fought back, Spanish retreated to San Antonio without the cannon ("Come and Take It" flag)
Battle of Medina
battle in which the Spanish Army defeated the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Battle of the Alamo
Texans overwhelmed Mexican garrison in 1835, Mexican troops arrived February 23, 1836, and sieged the fort for 13 days, overpowering Texans on March 6
Battle of San Jacinto
Conflict between 900 Texan soldiers under Sam Houston and 1,250 soldiers under Santa Anna, leading to Texan victory on April 21, 1836
Constitution of Coahuila y Tejas
Texas' first constitution in 1827 under the independent Mexican government with a unicameral legislature
Runaway Scrape
Massive retreat of all Texans under Sam Houston in the wake of the fall of the Alamo
Emily West
"Yellow Rose of Texas", became captive of Santa Anna and sent messages to Sam Houston regarding Santa Anna's position
Constitution of 1836
Edmund "E.J." Davis
Reconstruction Republican and former Union general, named Governor of Texas
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
First female governor in Texas, second in the U.S.
Travis Guard and Rifles
Texas militia named for William B. Travis, organized in 1840 to protect the state
Texas political culture
Amplification of American political culture; limited government and rugged individualism
political ideology
The values and beliefs reflected in the U.S. Constitution
Daniel J. Elazar
Described Texas political culture that most political scientists refer to today
Spindletop-Lucas Gusher
First major oil discovery in Texas near Beaumont on January 10, 1901
Ann Richards
Governor of Texas in 1990
women's suffrage movement
The 9th state in the U.S. to ratify 19th amendment and 2nd to have a female governor
William P. Hobby
Lieutenant Governor taking over after James Ferguson's impeachment, pushing women's suffrage in 1918
19th Amendment
amendment ensuring women the constitutional right to vote, first passed in the South by Texas in 1919
Texas Equal Rights Amendment
Approved in November 1972, giving equal rights to women and men in the Texas Constitution
Frances "Sissie" Farenthold
Highest court in the state over civil matters
county judges
Judge assigned to a county commissioner's court
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Highest court in the state over criminal matters
County Courts at-Law
courts to aid in county court judicial functions, controlled by state statute leading to large variation from county to country
municipal court judge
selected by the city council, may issue search or arrest warrants but otherwise do not have civil law jurisdiction except in cases concerning owners of dangerous dogs
county commissioners courts
The heart of the county government in Texas consisting of four commissioners and one judge
justice of the peace
Presides over certain civil matters, small claims courts, and misdemeanor criminal offenses punishable by fine only
Fletcher v. Peck
1810 court case deeming that state laws inconsistent with the US Constitution are invalid
Furman v. Georgia
1972 case holding that imposition of the death penalty violated the 8th amendment's ban against cruel and unusual punishment and the 14th amendment's right to due process
Gregg v. Georgia
1976 case reversing Furman v. Georgia decision reinstating the death penalty
Clinton v. City of New York
1998 court case ruling that presidential line item vetoes (rejecting one part of a budget bill while leaving the rest intact) violated the Presentment Clause of the US Constitution
Governor
Greg Abbott (R)
Lieutenant Governor
U. S. Senators from Texas
John Cornyn (R) & Ted Cruz (R)
U. S. Representative, District 2
Dan Crenshaw (R)
County Judge, Jefferson County, TX
Jeff Branick (R)
