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Who was the first person to call for Mexico to revolt against Spanish rule in 1810?
Augustus Magee
Philip Nolan
James Long
Miguel Hidalgo
What was the land called the U.S. bought from France in 1803 for $15 million?
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Annexation
Louisiana Territory
Missouri Territory
In what year did Mexico win their independence from Spain?
1803
1821
1810
1820
A military adventurer who tried to stir up rebellion in another country is a
creole
anglo
filibuster
militia
Mostly white settlers from the U.S. were called
creole
anglo
filibuster
militia
An army made up of citizens from a settlement was called a
creole
anglo
filibuster
militia
What was the purpose of the Guiterrez-Magee Expedition?
Make Texas part of the U.S.
Continue the war against France.
Declare war on the U.S.
To continue the Mexican rebellion started by Miguel Hidalgo by occupying Texas.
The Guiterrez-Magee Expedition was defeated by the Spanish Army at which battle?
Battle of Brazos
Battle of San Antonio
Battle of Medina
Battle of Rio Grande
Which filibuster was a mustang trader that the Spanish thought was a U.S. spy? He was killed while resisting arrest.
Augustus Magee
James Long
Miguel Hidalgo
Philip Nolan
Which filibuster led an expedition into Texas and wanted to make it independent from Spanish rule?
Augustus Magee
James Long
Miguel Hidalgo
Philip Nolan
A businessman who got land from the Mexican government and wanted to bring families (mostly American) to Texas.
empresario
filibuster
creole
alcalde
What attracted settlers to Texas in the 1820's?
The government of Mexico.
Cheap land that was good for farming.
Large towns that already existed.
The opportunity to make peace with Native Americans.
Who was the first person to get permission from the Spanish government to bring Anglo families from the U.S. into Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Green Dewitt
Martin DeLeon
Moses Austin
Which empresario settled families along the Guadalupe River? The main settlement in his colony was called Gonzales.
Stephen F. Austin
Green Dewitt
Martin DeLeon
Moses Austin
Which empresario brought mostly families from Mexico to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Green Dewitt
Martin DeLeon
Moses Austin
Which of the following was NOT a requirement to live in Mexican Texas?
Settlers had to be Catholic
People were required to pay more taxes
Settlers had to become Mexican citizens
Settlers had to be good, hard working people
The Mexican constitution of 1824 created a type of government that allowed people to vote for their leaders. This is called a
Dictatorship
Federalism
Monarchy
Republic
Under the new State Colonization Law of 1825, families coming to Texas could
decide if they wanted to be a Mexican citizen.
get over 4,000 acres of land for pennies per acre.
practice any religion that they wanted.
get land along the coast of Texas.
When Stephen F. Austin chose land for his first colony, he chose the land between which two rivers?
Colorado and San Antonio
Brazos and Guadalupe
Rio Grande and Nueces
Brazos and Colorado
Who helped Stephen F. Austin get permission to take over his fathers land contract? He also helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
Moses Austin
Erasmo Seguin
Green Dewitt
Martin DeLeon
Who was the first person to bring Americans to Texas in the 1820's? He is known as the "Father of Texas"
Green DeWitt
Martin DeLeon
Stephen F. Austin
Moses Austin
What was the nickname given to the first 300 families to Austin's first colony?
The New Three Hundred
The Last Three Hundred
The Old Three Hundred
The First Three Hundred
A person born in Mexico but moved to Texas was known as a
Creole
Anglo
Mestizo
Tejano
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