First Semester Review

Front

Who was the first to secure permission from the Spanish government to allow Americans to come into Texas for colonization purposes?

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Moses Austin

Front

In what year was Mexico officially granted independence from Spain and resulted in Texas now being under Mexican rule?

Back

1821

Front

Why did thousands of Anglo Americans move to Texas in the 1820s?

Back

The promise of cheap land

Front

Who was the successful Mexican empresario who settled Mexican families near Victoria?

Back

Martin De Leon

Front

Why is the year 1821 important to the history of Texas?

Back

Stephen F. Austin took over his father's land grant

Front

Most missions and Presidios were built around which geographic feature?

Back

Rivers

Front

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by

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requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

Front

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas? Options: He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas, He founded a town of only German families, He wrote the Mexican constitution of 1824, He founded a settlement on the trinity river

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He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas

Front

Which river borders the Texas-Oklahoma?

Back

Red River

Front

How does the physical environment of coastal Texas compare with that of the Mountain and Basin region?

Back

Coastal Texas has more rivers.