Flashcard on Texas Colonies

Front

What does the term "pioneer" mean?

Back

Someone who travels to unclaimed territory to settle.

Front

What was a reason Stephen F. Austin chose settlers with education and wealth?

Back

To make them more dependable and less likely to cause trouble

Front

Who were the first settlers in Austin's colony?

Back

The family of Andrew and Nancy Robinson

Front

What was the main occupation of most early settlers in Texas?

Back

Farmers

Front

What fraction of the population did enslaved African Americans make up in Texas by 1836?

Back

One-seventh

Front

What did María Calvillo become the owner of?

Back

Rancho de las Cabras

Front

What did María Calvillo help her neighbors build? A granary, a sugar mill, and irrigation canals, A school, a church, and a library, A bridge, a road, and a park, A hospital, a market, and a theater

Back

A granary, a sugar mill, and irrigation canals

Front

What was the size of the log cabin used for the boarding school opened by Frances Trask?

Back

18-square-foot