HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Atlantic World, Empresario, Tejano
20 Oct 2016
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Quiz- 5 question box (put in order) multiple choice. We often have no clue what actually happened in a time like 1836. You go back and understand first that you look at the time. Do(cid:374)(cid:859)t a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept that (cid:449)hat it looks like toda(cid:455) is (cid:374)ot (cid:449)hat it looked like before. Indian population shrinks and are overrun by big numbers of non-indians who come to texas. The atlantic world economy has created a greater demand for cattle, cotton, etc. that may be connected to a slave based system. Cotton is grown more efficiently with large numbers. It would not have come to texas if it (cid:449)as(cid:374)(cid:859)t profita(cid:271)le. Late (cid:1005)8(cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:859)s e(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) (cid:272)rash (cid:271)rought people to te(cid:454)as to es(cid:272)ape predators. Sla(cid:448)es (cid:449)ere (cid:272)ollateral on loans to expand operations outside of texas. Not (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:455) teja(cid:374)o(cid:859)s (cid:272)a(cid:373)e i(cid:374)to te(cid:454)as i(cid:374) (cid:1005)8(cid:1007)6 (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of prejudice, bias, blame for the alamo (justified or not), difficulty in transportation. For the indians, disease was a major issue.
