Stephen F. Austin

What is Austin often referred to as?

• The Brother of Texas

• The Father of the United States

• The Brother of the United States

• The Father of Texas

The ________________________ of Texas was named in his honor?

• capital

• state

• flower

• song

Who were the Old 300?

• 300 Mexican families who settled in Victoria?
• 300 men who came to Texas?
• 300 American Families who settled on the Brazos
• 300 women and children who followed their men to Texas?

How is Moses Austin related to Stephen F. Austin

• his uncle
• his grandfather
• his father
• his cousin

What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?

• empresario
• explorer
• conquistador
• leader

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

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

After Mexico became independent from Spain, Stephen F. Austin learned that his land had now became property of ___________ which made his land title worthless

• USA

• Spain

• Mexico

• France

Why were Spanish officials worried about the number of Americans settling in Texas?

• They feared that Americans would outnumber Spaniards and eventually take control of the territory.
• They were concerned that Americans would turn the Native Americans away from the Catholic Church.
• They thought that Texas would become overpopulated.
• They were convinced that Americans would attempt to enslave Spanish citizens.

The land that Austin chose for his colony was ideal for ___.

• agriculture
• census
• militias
• titles