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End of Spanish Rule

End of Spanish Rule. Spanish Texas 1763 – 1819 p.136. Spain Acquires Louisiana. Great Britain gained control of all the land east of the Mississippi River after the French – Indian War. Great Britain did not gain New Orleans.

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End of Spanish Rule

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  1. End of Spanish Rule Spanish Texas 1763 – 1819 p.136

  2. Spain Acquires Louisiana • Great Britain gained control of all the land east of the Mississippi River after the French – Indian War. • Great Britain did not gain New Orleans. • Spain received New Orleans and all the French land west of the Mississippi River. • France was no longer a colonial power in North America. • Spanish officials questioned the need of the East Texas Missions.

  3. Nacogdoches Founded • 5 years later settlers moved back to East Texas without government approval. • They built the town Nacogdoches near the abandoned mission Guadalupe. • Spain had little control over what the settlers did.

  4. Settlers Face Many Dangers • Fighting with Apache and Comanche Indians interfered with colonization of Texas. • Spain did not have enough troops to make the province safe. • In 1790, Spain stopped funding the Texas missions. They were forced to fund themselves.

  5. Spain helps the American Colonists • France and Spain help the American colonists in the American Revolutionary War. • Spain opened the New Orleans port to American ships and supplied weapons, clothing, money, and medical supplies. • When America won their independence, the boundaries were set at Canada in the North, the Mississippi River in the West, and Florida in the South.

  6. The United States buys Louisiana • In 1800, Spain was forced to give Louisiana back to France. • In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Purchase from France for 15 million. • This purchase doubled the size of the United States. • Anglos pushed across the Mississippi River toward Spanish-held Texas.

  7. Disputes about Boundaries • Controversy between the United States and Spain over the boundary between Louisiana and Spanish Texas. • Spain and America compromised that the land between the Sabine River and Arroyo Hondo stream will be Neutral Ground – meaning neither will settle there. • Between 1806 and 1819 no nation governed this land. • It became a land to where fugitives and smugglers escaped.

  8. Adams-Onis Treaty • In 1819, the United States and Spain signed the Adams-Onis Treaty settling the boundary dispute. • Spain transferred Florida to America and agreed to the Sabine River as the eastern boundary of Texas. • The United States surrendered all claims to Texas. • The Neutral Ground was not in U.S. Territory.

  9. Americans Migrate to Texas • Some American filibusters, or adventurers went to Texas. • Some Americans migrated to Texas as farmers and traders.

  10. Using your writing utensil, label, date and shade the Louisiana Purchase section on the map.

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