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TX - 3.5a - Moses and Stephen F. Austin

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7th Grade

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TX - 3.5a - Moses and Stephen F. Austin
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

a cotton farmer
a lawyer
a doctor
a teacher

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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

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