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- 1. 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?
They received additional land
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.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements?
Free African Americans bought most of the available land.
Free African Americans fled to Texas from Mexico.
Governors in Mexico encouraged African Americans to settle in Texas.
Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Based on the timeline, which of the following statements about Moses Austin is accurate?
He traveled to Mexico City to win support for a new colony.
He approved the Mexican law that gave more land to settlers.
He died the year following that in which he sought permission to start a settlement.
He commanded militia against Karankawa.
- 4. Multiple Choice
ART. 1.--All those foreigners who in virtue of the general law of the 18th August, 1824, by which security for their property and persons is offered in all the territory of the Mexican Nation, may be desirous of establishing themselves in any of the towns of Coahuila and Texas. ART. 7.--The government shall take care that no settlement be made within 20 leagues of the boundaries of the United States of North America, and 10 leagues along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. ART. 15.--Bachelors shall on marrying obtain a similar land quantity, and those foreigners who marry Mexican women shall have one-fourth more land.
What restriction did the 1824 Mexican colonization law place on colonization within Texas?
Only men with wives and children could settle in Texas.
Colonies could only be established on the coast.
Settlers had to be willing to become permanent residents of Texas to receive land.
Land grants in Texas had to exceed 5,000 acres.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Using the image below, answer question number nine.
Why did Stephen Austin choose the coastal plain between the Colorado River and the Brazos River as the site for his colony?
The region had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate.
The United States already owned the region.
The land in the region was much less expensive than in neighboring areas.
The area already had many thriving settlements.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Into what three departments was Texas organized?
Bexar, Brazos, and Nacogdoches
Austin, DeWitt, and De Leon
Mexico, Texas, and the United States
San Antonio, Independence, and Goliad
- 7. Multiple Choice
Although a number of settlers had wealth and property, some people came to Texas to escape debt. Mexico and the United States did not share an agreement that allowed businesses to collect money owed to them, nor to return immigrants who owed money. The prospect of leaving financial troubles behind was very attractive to some people. Many early settlers were curious about what Texas had to offer. Coming to a new land appealed to their sense of adventure.
---Texas History
Based on the excerpt, which statement regarding the early settlers of Texas is accurate?
They came to Texas to pay debts they owed in the United States.
They came to Texas for a number of reasons.
They moved to Texas to pay off debts owed to the Mexican government.
They were wealthy, but did not have any property.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Twenty-five or perhaps thirty log cabins strung along the west bank of the Brazos River was all there was of it…The buildings all being of unhewn [rough] logs with clapboard [planked] roofs, presented few distinguishing [different] features…Every fellow built to suit himself…so that the town was strung along either side of the road something like half a mile…’Pretty good as to length, but rather thin.’
—Noah Smithwick, The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days
This excerpt serves as a demonstration of--
how settlers adapted to the environment
the lack of skills required to build strong structures
technological advances in agriculture
the industrialization of Texas
- 9. Multiple Choice
What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National era?
When Mexico gained Independence from Spain.
the unification of Coahuila and Texas into one state in 1824
the passage of the 1824 into one state in 1824
the founding of San Felipe de Austin in 1824
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why were the Old Three Hundred able to claim the prime farmland along the Brazos, Colorado, and San Jacinto rivers?
They were the first to reach and then settle in the colony.
They were all members of the Colonial Militia.
They were close personal friends of Stephen Austin.
They were wealthier than the settlers who followed them.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a major audience for the Colonization Law of 1825?
Native groups in East Texas
Missionaries
Empressarios
Spain and its leaders
- 12. Multiple Choice
What are the 3 border rivers of Texas?
Red River, Sabine, Brazos
Mississippi River, Ohio River, San Jacinto
Pecos, Colorado, Brazos
Rio Grande, Red River, Sabine River
- 13. Multiple Choice
The colonization Act of 1824 was created for this main purpose.
Santa Anna wanted it that way
So states would have the right hand out land grants
They wanted to show Spain how to run the country
It was due to settlers trying to move back
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which Empresario...
• Negotiated a contract to bring Anglo families to Texas
• Died before he could fulfill his dream
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which Empresario...
• established the town of Gonzalez with Anglo settlers?
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
- 16. Multiple Choice
I was the first to obtain permission to bring Anglo settlers to Spanish Texas; Who am I?
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
- 17. Multiple Choice
• A businessperson who was granted the right to promote settlement in Texas (land / real estate agent)
• Made responsible for the new settlers that came
• Helped Mexico by increasing the population of Texas
Spanish Conquistador
Anglo
Empresario
Tejano
- 18. Multiple ChoiceFrom the list below, pick the answer which was NOT one of the 4 things a settler had to agree to in order to purchase land in Texas.1. Speak Spanish2. Become a Citizen3. Become Catholic4. Be of Good Moral Character
- 19. Multiple ChoiceUnder the Colonization Act of 1825, how did the settlers earn a bonus of acreage in Mexico?a. Marry a Mexican Woman (Latina)b. Bring extra pots, pans and supplies or clothing.c. Have extra childrend. Be married
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which is a reason why Americans came to Texas?
Adventure
Escaping political, criminal and financial problems in the United States
Cheap land
All of the above
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