Anglo Colonization of Texas

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Why did the Spanish government want to increase the number of settlers in Texas? Options: to defend the area against France, to increase trade with the United States, to help stop raids from Native Americans, to have more people to search for gold

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to help stop raids from Native Americans

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Where did Stephen F. Austin locate his colony in Texas?

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between the Colorado and Brazos rivers

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Moses Austin became the first man to gain permission from Spain to bring _____ settlers to Texas.

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Anglo American

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The Spanish word _____ refers to a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area.

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empresario

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Settlers moving to Austin's colony had to agree to become _____ and Mexican citizens.

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Catholics

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After his father died, _____ took over the task of establishing a colony in Texas.

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Stephen F. Austin

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Mexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as the _____ era.

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Mexican National

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Stephen F. Austin's original contract allowed him to bring _____ families to Texas.

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300

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The Old Three Hundred were _____

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the first families brought to Texas by Stephen F. Austin

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Most of the settlers in Stephen F. Austin's colonies were _____

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farmers