Texas Road to Independence

Texas Road to Independence

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Multiple Choice

Review: Why did Mexico begin colonizing Texas?

• Because they wanted to win a war

• Because they wanted to ensure they kept the land

• Because they wanted people from all over the world to live there

Multiple Choice

Eight years after it's independence from Spain, Mexico's population in Texas had grown to 30,000. Most Texas settlers were-

• Texans, people who immigrated from the U.S.

• Tejanos, native Mexico or Texas citizens

• Empresarios, people who received land for free to start colonies

• Stephen F. Austin's family

Open Ended

Explain how you would feel about having to follow all of these rules:

Multiple Select

Who was unhappy about Santa Anna's way of governing? (Check all that apply)

• Texans

• Tejanos