Texas Explorers, Missions, and Empresarios

What was the purpose of presidios?

• To spread Christianity.

• shelter for Indians to live during harsh winters

• shelter for soldiers to live so they could protect missions

• to recruit Empresarios

Who is known as the "Father of Texas"?

• Green DeWitt

• Martin de Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

Someone who was given a land grant from the Mexican Government was known as a(n).....

• Tejano

• Indian

• Cattle Rancher

• Empresario

What was the name of the first group of people who Austin brought to his colony?

• The Lucky Seven

• Old Three Hundred

• New Cowboys

• The Hawks

The Alamo was the mission known as......

• Ysleta de Corpus Christi

• Woodbury and Company

• Guadalupe Victoria

• San Antonio de Valero

What is true of many of the colonist who settled in Texas?

• They learned to speak French

• They brought their traditions with them.

• They became nomadic and lived with the Indians

• They became soldiers and lived in presidios

Empresarios bought land from the Mexican government.

• true

• false

In what city was the first mission located?

• Houston

• El Paso

• Corpus Christi

• San Antonio

Why were missions started?

• So the French would not take over.

• To spread Christianity

• both answers

Martin de Leon was an important empresario because....

• He was the first Mexican empresario

• He set up the first ranches in Texas

• He set up the first cattle drives in Texas.

• All of these are correct