Unit 4 - Mexican Colonization and Empresario

Which of the following questions is true about the Mexican National period?

• Anglos were building missions

• Native Americans were fighting the Spanish

• Spanish were enjoying a period of peace

• Mexican people were moving to Texas in very large numbers

Choose the set of events that are listed in correct relative chronological order.

• - Empresarios granted contracts

  - Moses Austin given permission to settle in Texas

  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 drafted

  - Mexico gained independence from Spain

• - Moses Austin given permission to settle in Texas

  - Empresarios granted contracts

  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 drafted

  - Mexico gained independence from Spain

• - Mexican Constitution of 1824 drafted

  - Mexico gained independence from Spain

  - Empresarios granted contracts

  - Moses Austin given permission to settle in Texas

• - Moses Austin given permission to settle in Texas

  - Mexico gained independence from Spain

  - Mexican Constitution of 1824 drafted

  - Empresarios granted contracts

Mexico gained independence from Spain in what year?

• 1810
• 1820
• 1824
• 1821

Anglo Empresarios and settlers they brought to Texas were forced to practice the Catholic religion because

• Mexican officials wanted to introduce new ideas into the colonies.

• Mexican officials wanted to protect their culture.

• Mexican officials wanted to protect the Spanish language.

• Mexican officials wanted to introduce Anglos to the Native American converts.

Which empresario established a colony near present day Gonzales?

• Stephen F. Austin
• Green DeWitt
• Martin de Leon
• Lorenzo de Zavala

This Tejano was a successful rancher, who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention, he located land for the first Austin colony, and eventually he supported Texas independence.

• Martin De Leon

• Jose Francisco Ruiz

• Jose de Escandon

• Erasmo Seguin

Choose the event that ended the Guiterrez-Magee expedition.

• The Empresario Contracts

• The Old Three Hundred

• The Mexican Colonization Laws

• The Battle of Medina

This group had the most Empresarios and settlers to come to Texas and receive land grants to settle on.

• Mexican settlers

• Anglo settlers

• Spanish settlers

• Tejano settlers

This Empresario founded the first Anglo colony.

• Green DeWitt

• Martin de Leon

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Stephen F. Austin

The rebellion started by Father Hidalgo was continued by this event.

• The Chicken War

• The Guiterrez-Magee Expedition

• The Marques de Rubi report

• The Empresario Contracts