Empresarios of Texas

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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?

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They received additional land.

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How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements?

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Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.

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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.

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He died the year following that in which he sought permission to start a settlement.

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Why did Stephen Austin choose the coastal plain between the Colorado River and the Brazos River as the site for his colony?

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The region had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate.

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Into what three departments was Texas organized?

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Bexar, Brazos, and Nacogdoches

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What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National era?

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When Mexico gained Independence from Spain.

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Why were the Old Three Hundred able to claim the prime farmland along the Brazos, Colorado, and San Jacinto rivers?

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They were the first to reach and then settle in the colony.

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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

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Empressarios

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What are the 3 border rivers of Texas?

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Rio Grande, Red River, Sabine River

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The colonization Act of 1824 was created for this main purpose: So states would have the right hand out land grants.

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So states would have the right hand out land grants