
Empresarios of Texas
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Social Studies, History
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7th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
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?
Back
They received additional land.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements?
Back
Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
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.
Back
He died the year following that in which he sought permission to start a settlement.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did Stephen Austin choose the coastal plain between the Colorado River and the Brazos River as the site for his colony?
Back
The region had rich soil, access to water, and a warm climate.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Into what three departments was Texas organized?
Back
Bexar, Brazos, and Nacogdoches
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National era?
Back
When Mexico gained Independence from Spain.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why were the Old Three Hundred able to claim the prime farmland along the Brazos, Colorado, and San Jacinto rivers?
Back
They were the first to reach and then settle in the colony.
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