Semester Review

How did the Anglo colonization of Texas differ from Spanish Colonization of Texas?

• Anglo settlers helped to build missions and presidios

• Anglo settlers followed empresarios with land grants

• Anglo settlers colonized along the border with mexico.

How did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820's?

• To gain religious freedom

• To build missions and forts

• To search for cities of gold

• To find cheap farmland

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?

• He established a mission at Galveston Bay.

• He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.

• He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas

• He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824

The colony established by Martin De Leon differed from the DeWitt colony because it was--

• farther north

• twice as large

• settled by Mexican families

• home to Irish Catholic immigrants

As an American empresario, Green DeWitt was able to--

• negotiate a treaty with the American Indian tribes

• establish a colony near what is present-day Gonzales

• continue the work that Moses Austin has started in Texas

• join with Martin De Leon doubling the size of land holdings

The year 1821 is important in the history of Texas because it was the year that--

• Austin was established as the capital of Texas

• Moses Austin received permission to settle in Texas

• Juan Sequin migrated to Texas with Mexican settlers

• Spain granted independence to the colony of Mexico

Which group likely viewed the construction of new Spanish missions with suspicion?

• Catholic priests

• American Indian tribes

• Conquistadors

• Anglo settlers

Which motivation led early European explorers to investigate the Americas?

• Desire to find gold

• Desire to spread democracy

• Desire to leave overcrowded cities

• Desire to escape government monarchies

Which of these explorers landed at Matagorda Bay while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River?

• Rene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle

• Hernando Cortez

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which major Texas City was founded by Spanish Colonists in 1718?

• Corpus Christi

• El Paso

• Laredo

• San Antonio