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Chapter 7
CONFLICTS OF EMPIRE
(1760-1821)
Section 1: Changes in Spanish Texas
Section 2: Disputes with the United States
Section 3: Unrest and Revolution
Section 4: Spanish Rule Ends in Mexico
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SECTION 1:
Changes in Spanish Texas
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OBJECTIVES
Summarize the results of the Marques de
Rubí report.
Describe how relations between American
Indians and Spaniards in Texas changed
during the late 1700s.
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SECTION 1:
Changes in Spanish Texas
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RESULTS OF THE RUBÍ REPORT
Spain should abandon all missions and
presidos in Texas with a few exceptions
San Antonio would become the new capital
of Texas
Spanish in East Texas should be moved to
San Antonio
Spanish should befriend the Comanche and
use their aid to defeat the Apache
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SECTION 1:
Changes in Spanish Texas
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CHANGING RELATIONS
BETWEEN INDIANS AND
SPANIARDS
Used trade and gifts to make Indian allies
Signed a peace treaty with the Comanche
Defeated the Apache at Soledad Creek in
1790
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SECTION 2:
Disputes with the United States
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OBJECTIVES
Describe how Spain contributed to the
American Revolution and explain why the
new nation threatened Texas.
Analyze how the Louisiana Purchase
affected Texas.
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SECTION 2:
Disputes with the United States
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SPAIN’S CONTRIBUTION TO
THE REVOLUTION AND ITS
THREAT TO TEXAS
Joined the fight against Great Britain
Spanish Governor, Bernardo de Galvez,
participated in the war
New nation threatened Spanish control in
Louisiana and Texas
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THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE
AND TEXAS
Doubled the size of the U.S. territory
U.S. now bordered New Spain
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SECTION 3:
Unrest and Revolution
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OBJECTIVES
Explain how Philip Nolan affected events in
Texas.
Analyze what the Gutierrez-Magee
expedition achieved.
Describe the filibuster activity that occurred
along the Gulf.
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SECTION 3:
Unrest and Revolution
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THE PHILIP NOLAN
EXPEDITIONS
Increased Spanish fears of U.S. expansion
Increased Spanish concern over filibusters
filibusters – military adventurers who came to Texas
from the United States in the early 1800s
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Unrest and Revolution
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ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE
GUTIERREZ-MAGEE
EXPEDITION
Captured Nacogdoches and La Bahia
Formed the Republican Army of the North
and captured San Antonio
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FILIBUSTER ACTIVITY
ALONG THE GULF
Gutierrez-Magee – captured several Texas
cities
Henry Perry – unsuccessfully attacked La
Bahia
James Long – unsuccessfully attacked
Texas twice
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SECTION 4:
Spanish Rule Ends in Mexico
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OBJECTIVES
Analyze how the Mexican War of
Independence affected Texas.
Describe what life was like in Texas under
Mexican rule.
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SECTION 4:
Spanish Rule Ends in Mexico
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THE MEXICAN WAR OF
INDEPENDENCE AND TEXAS
Made Texas a part of Mexico
Ruined the economy and drained resources
Greatly decreased Tejano population
Led to increased moves to colonize Texas
Worsened American Indian relations in
Texas
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Spanish Rule Ends in Mexico
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LIFE IN TEXAS UNDER
MEXICAN RULE
Led to secularization of the Texas missions
Led to a new policy for settling and
governing Texas
secularization – process of moving from religious to
civil control
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