Social Studies 3rd six weeks review

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Why did Stephen F. Austin make his colony near the Colorado and Brazos Rivers?

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The colonists would have rich soil for crops, grass for cattle, and water for irrigation.

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During the early 1800s, which settlement was located around the Colorado and Brazos rivers in Texas?

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The Austin Colony

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How did settlers from the southern United States affect the economic development of Texas?

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They brought cash crops and slavery.

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Founded a newspaper that gave settlers information, Texan inventor, Invented condensed milk, Donated money for schools and other good causes. Who does the list above describe?

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Gail Borden

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Which empresario founded Victoria and helped make it a center for raising and transporting livestock?

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Martin de Leon

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What country used to control the territory of Texas and Mexico until it achieved its independence?

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Spain

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Which statement best summarizes the list below?
- Searching for economic opportunity
- Competition for gold
- Wanting to expand their land by making colonies

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Reasons why Europeans explored and colonized Texas

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According to the map and what you know, which Spanish explorer spent the most time and covered the most territory in Texas? Options: Cabeza de Vaca, De Moscoso, Pineda, Coronado

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Cabeza de Vaca

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What did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado do on his journey with a large expedition?

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He explored for two years but found no cities of gold.

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I am an empresario and known as the Father of Texas. I convinced the Mexican government that settlers from the United States would be good for Mexico. I brought 300 families or the Old Three Hundred to Texas. Who am I?

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Stephen F. Austin