Unit 6: The Search for More Texans

​The search for more texans

Unit 6: Texas Under Mexican Rule ​

Multiple Choice

What was one of Mexico's major goals for Texas?

• sell Texas to France

• attract new settlers

• Mexico did not care about Texas

Multiple Choice

Why was the territory located in Mexico's northern frontier important to the Mexican government?

The territory was important because....

• it could serve as a buffer between Mexico and it northern neighbors

• only Native Americans lived in Texas

• it was very populated

Multiple Choice

Why were there so few people living in Texas during the early 1820s?

• Texas was under France control

• it was too hot in Texas

• Texas population was reduced by the Mexican War of Independence

  (people died or moved away)

Multiple Select

Why were many Mexican citizens so reluctant (not willing) to move to Texas in the early 1820s?

Select all that apply:

• distant land

• harsh frontier

• hostile Indian groups

• Texas was still under Spanish rule

Multiple Choice

What was Mexico's plan for encouraging settlers to move to Texas?

• give land to U.S. farmers if they bring settlers to Texas

• give Texas back to Spain

• only Native Americans would live in Texas

Multiple Choice

What were mostly white settlers from the U.S. referred to as?

• Tejanos

• Native Americans

• Anglos

• farmers