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- 1. Multiple Choice
The first families to settle in Austin's colony later became known as the "Old Three Hundred."
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 affect Texas?
Foreigners, such as settlers from the United States, were invited to come to Texas.
It shut down any chance for settlers to come to Texas.
Only non-Catholics were allowed to move to Texas.
Settlers had to take a Spanish language test before they could move to Texas.
- 3. Multiple Choice
How did Stephen F. Austin meet the costs of building a colony in Texas?
He had settlers rent land from him.
He had settlers pay him 12.5 cents per acre of land.
He received grants from the Mexican government.
He taxed the profits of the colony's farmers and ranchers.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which group made up most of the settlers in Stephen F. Austin's first colony?
freed slaves
ranchers
bankers
farmers
- 5. Multiple Choice
A land agent in Texas was called an ______________.
colonizer
settler
empresario
pioneer
- 6. Multiple Choice
What happened to Texas as a result of the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
Texas became an independent republic.
Texas became an independent state.
Texas and Coahuila were united into one Mexican state.
Texas became a large unoccupied territory.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Martin de Leon was the first Empresario to establish a colony of mostly ___________ settlers.
Anglo-American
Spanish
Mexican
Tejano
- 8. Multiple Choice
The unofficial capital of Stephen F. Austin's original colony was _______________.
San Felipe de Austin
Austin
Houston
Groce
- 9. Multiple Choice
Identify the condition below that was NOT a requirement to move to Austin's original colony.
Had to be Catholic
Must be well behaved
Had to become citizens of Spain
Had to be a farmer
- 10. Multiple Choice
Land in Texas was more expensive than land in the U.S.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
What was a "filibuster"?
A type of horse-and-buggy carriage
Someone who fights another country without their country's permission
A person who came to Texas to avoid going to jail in the US
The name for the type of house the colonial Texans built
- 12. Multiple Choice
In 1803, the United States bought land for $15 million and doubled in size as a result of the ___________________.
Adams Onis treaty
Louisiana Purchase
Great Expansion plan
Declaration of Independence
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which empresario dealt with adversity, but was successful and founded Gonzales, Texas?
Green DeWitt
Stephen F. Austin
Erasmo Seguin
Martin DeLeon
- 14. Multiple Choice
Mexicans felt the same about slavery as the new Texas settlers from the United States did, and never made slavery illegal.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which battle - the BLOODIEST in Texas history - ended the efforts of filibusters to make Texas independent from Spain?
Battle of Independence
Battle of Medina
Battle of Texas
Battle of San Antonio
- 16. Multiple Choice
When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?
1753
1803
1819
1821
- 17. Multiple Choice
Empresarios let almost anyone into their colonies, no matter whether they were skilled/unskilled, good citizens/criminals, etc.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who helped Moses get approval for his colony plan after he was first rejected by the Governor?
Erasmo Seguin
Baron de Bastrop
Stephen F. Austin
Governor Antonio Martinez
- 19. Multiple Choice
How did potential US settlers to Texas feel about the merger of Texas into the Mexican state of Coahuila and Texas?
They were happy about it and wanted to move in sooner.
They decided to settle in Coahuila instead.
They did not like Texas being put together with Coahuila - thought Texas should be its own state.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Stephen Austin chose the land between the __________ and _______ rivers for his colony.
San Antonio and Trinity
Red and Sabine
Colorado and Brazos
Pecos and Rio Grande
- 21. Multiple Choice
Who gave the "CRY of DOLORES" or "GRITO de DOLORES" in Mexico in 1810, starting the fight Mexican independence from Spain?
Father Damian Massanet
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Padre Tomas Garcia
Fray Juan Bautista
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following carried out the plans for Moses Austin's " Texas Venture" after his death?
Erasmo Seguin
Green DeWitt
Stephen F. Austin
Martin DeLeon
- 23. Multiple Choice
According to the graphic organizer, how were merchants, doctors, and other colonists with special skills treated in Stephen Austin’s plan for his first settlement?Because they were not farmers, they received less land.They received land in the colony's capital city.They were entitled to prime land near the coast.They received additional land. - 24. Multiple ChoiceMost settlers chose to settle in Texas through the services of empresarios.TrueFalse
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIf the Mexican National Era began with Mexico's independence from Spain in 1821, what events would the Spanish Colonial Era include?Explorers came to look for God, Gold, and GloryMissions and Precidios were built throughout TexasNative Americans being converted from their indigenous beliefs to ChristianityAll of the Above
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