TX - 3.5a - Moses and Stephen F. Austin

Which of the following people would most likely come to Texas during this time period?

• a cotton farmer
• a lawyer
• a doctor
• a teacher

Why was the population of Texas increasing during this time period?

• empresarios were bringing settlers to Texas [mostly for the cheap land]
• settlers were getting paid $10,000 by the Mexican government to live in Texas
• gold had been discovered in the mountains of far West Texas
• NONE of these answers are correct

Who was the FIRST Anglo American to get permission to bring American settlers to the Texas area?

• Moses Austin
• Father Hidalgo
• Baron de Bastrop
• Erasmo Seguin

What did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 do for Texas?

• it created the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas and set up a democratic government for Mexico
• it gave Texas its independence from Mexico
• it made Stephen F. Austin the temporary "president" of Texas
• it established a dictatorship that would control Mexico from the capital city of San Antonio, Texas

What were some of the requirements of the Old Three Hundred [actually, there were just 297] settlers in Austin's colony?

• they had to become Catholic
• they had to become citizens of their new country
• they had to have good moral character
• ALL of these answers are correct

Why did most early settlers choose to live near established roads or waterways?

• roads and waterways could help them with trade and travel
• most Native Americans avoided roads and waterways
• water from the waterways could be bottled and sold to travelers on the roads
• soil near the roads was good for farming cotton, and soil near waterways was good for corn

What was the name of Austin's colony capital?  [important for maintaining the colony, it was established in a central location on the Brazos River]

• San Felipe de Austin
• San Ferdinand de Antonio
• San Frederico de Augusto
• San Fabrizio de Alamo

Which of these lists the eras of Texas history in the correct chronological order?

• Natural Texas and Its People
  Age of Contact
  Spanish Colonial Era
  Mexican National Era
• Natural Texas and Its People
  Spanish Colonial Era
  Age of Contact
  Mexican National Era
• Natural Texas and Its People
  Mexican National Era
  Spanish Colonial Era
  Age of Contact
• Natural Texas and Its People
  Age of Contact
  Mexican National Era
  Spanish Colonial Era