Unit 4 Test Review

Unit 4B Test Review

​A Select Group

​Most of the settlers in Austin’s colony were farmers. They came from Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri. They were part of a larger group of Americans who began migrating west in the early 1800s. Austin attempted to choose settlers of greater education and means, or wealth, because he thought they might prove to be more dependable and less likely to cause trouble. The majority of the settlers were Anglo Americans.

Multiple Choice

What type of colonists arrived to cause Texas society to change during the Mexican National Era?

• Anglo Americans

• French

• Spanish

• African Americans

Multiple Choice

In what year did Mexico gain its Independence from Spain?

• 1775

• 1821

• 1836

• 1845

Multiple Choice

According to the Mexican Constitution of 1824, what religion did citizens of Texas have to practice?

• Catholicism

• Islam

• Hinduism

• None

Multiple Choice

Who was the filibuster that was captured and executed in 1822 after leading an army into Nacogdoches and declared it independent?

• Phillip Nolan

• James Long

• SFA

• Sam Houston

Multiple Choice

What did Philip Nolan do in East Texas?

• Stole and sold horses to back in the United States

• Raided villages

• Attacked missions

• Attacked the Spanish

Multiple Choice

How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 benefit Anglo Americans?

• It gave them money for coming to Texas

• It gave Empresarios the right to continue settling Texas

• It gave each settler over 1000 acres of free land

• It gave each settler dual citizenship

A. The Constitution of 1824 created the state of Coahuila and Texas. This merger create political tension between Coahuila and Texas

B. Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to

Anglo empresarios by requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

Multiple Choice

What is one way that the Mexican government attempted to maintain Mexican culture in the Texas region?

• By requiring settlers to practice Catholicism

• By requiring settlers to serve in the Mexican Army

• By requiring settlers to learn and speak only Spanish

• By requiring settlers to observe all Mexican holidays 

Multiple Choice

What happened as a result of the Constitution of 1824?

• Texas merged with Coahuila

• Texas became independent

• Mexico became independent

• Empresario's were given land grants

Multiple Choice

When was Texas a part of Mexico?

• 1800-1810

• 1807-1881

• 1821-1826

• 1821-1836

Erasmo Seguin

A Erasmo Seguín was a Tejano rancher who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention, located land for the first Austin colony, and eventually supported Texas independence

Moses Austin

A. Moved to San Antonio in 1820

B. Asked for permission to start a colony but was denied

C. Mexican government did not trust him because of the Filibusters

D. A local Mexican Nobleman supports Moses Austin and he gets an Empersario grant ​

E. Moses Austin becomes ill and dies while recruiting people for his colony

Multiple Choice

Who was the Tejano rancher that represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention and helped SFA locate land for his colony?

• Moses Austin

• Green Dewitt

• Martin Deleon

• Erasmo Seguin

Multiple Choice

Anglo Americans settled in Texas under land grants obtained by:

• Empresarios

• Spanish Soldiers

• Friars

Multiple Choice

In which Texas Region were most empresario land grants located?

• Coastal Region

• Central Region

• Mountain and Basins

• Great Plains

• Coastal and Central

Multiple Choice

Moses Austin was initially denied an Empresario contract by the Spanish government because....

• Officials did not know him

• Officials believed he was a Filibuster

• He was a a gambler and a thief

• Officials did not know enough about him and he could have very well been a Filibuster

Multiple Choice

Where were the most successful land grant locations?

• Coastal Region

• Central Region

• Mountain and Basins

• Great Plains

Stephen F. Austin

A Stephen F Austin was a lawyer and legislator in the U.S.

B When his father, Moses, died Stephen put aside his career to fulfill his father's dream of starting a colony in Texas

C Stephen F Austin  founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas D His settlers were known as the "Old 300" They were the first 300 Anglo-American families in Texas

Multiple Choice

Reverend Eli Robertson is Baptist minister and farmer in the state of Tennessee without children and has never been married. The good reverend wants to come to Texas but feels that all Catholics are heathens and will not convert to Catholicism.

Based on the information in the text above, Reverend Eli Robertson would not be a good candidate based on the fact that he......

• Is a farmer

• Has never been married

• Does not have children

• Is unwilling to convert to Catholicism

Multiple Choice

What is one major difference between the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

• The U.S const allows freedom of religion

• Mexican const allows freedom of religion

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which of the following Empresarios settled Mexican families along the coast?

• Deleon

• Dewitt

• Austin

• Cameron

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, where were Austin's colonies located?

• Coastal and Central

• Central Region and Great Plains

• Mountain and Basins and Great Plains

• In all four regions

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, who had a colony near the town of Gonzales?

• Dewitt

• Deleon

• Austin

• Cameron

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, who established their colony near the town San Felipe?

• Austin

• Cameron

• Deleon

• Milam

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which of the following empresarios established their colony near the town of present day Victoria?

• Austin

• Cameron

• Wood

• Deleon

Multiple Choice

Article 1: All foreigners who wish to settle in the state are welcome. The state will protect their lives and their property.

Article 2: Government officials will do nothing to block settlers from making a living. Settlers must promise to obey the state’s laws.

Article 5: Settlers must prove that they are Christians, act morally, and have good habits

The articles listed above would represent?

• The Law of April 6, 1830

• The Mexican Colonization Law of 1825

• The Mexican Constitution of 1824

• An Empresario Contract