Mexican National Era Quiz 2

Why did thousands of Anglo Americans & Mexicans move to Texas in the 1820s?

• the promise of self-governance

• promise of abundant employment opportunities

• promise of cheap land

• promise of religious tolerance

Which of the following was a result of the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

• Texas and Coahuila were united into a Mexican state

• Texas became a separate state

• Texas was given 12 representative in the state legislature

• Texas was divided into 4 territories

What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National era?

• Mexico's independence in 1821

• the unification of Coahuila and Texas in one state in 1824

• the passage of the 1824 colonization law

• the founding of San Felipe de Austin in 1824

Business man who worked as a land agent to bring settlers to Texas -

• Conservative

• Empresario

• Encomendero

• Federalist

First American empresario who successfully brought 300 Anglo families to Texas -

• Stephen F. Austin

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

• Vicente Guerrero

Under the Mexican Constitution of 1824, what religion was the only recognized religion in the whole country? (Hint: What religion did Mexico require settlers to be?)

• Catholic

• Protestant

• Baptist

• Fellowship of San Felipe De Austin 

In which region were the most successful Land Grants located in Texas?

• Mountains & Basins

• Coastal Plains

• North Central Plain

• Great Plains

How was the Mexican colonization of Texas different from the Spanish colonization of Texas?

• American settlers mostly followed empresarios who had Mexican land grants

• American settlers built missions and presidios in Texas to show their control over the area

• American settlers decided Texas was too hard to colonize, so most of them went back to the U.S.

• American settlers spent all their time digging for gold and silver

What Mexican Law was passed in 1825 that continued the Empresario system already set up in Texas?

• State Colonization Law of 1825

• Mexican Constitution

• Turtle Bayou Resolutions

• Treaty of Velasco

What was the purpose of the Empresario system?

• To DECREASE the Anglo American settlement of Texas by using Empresarios to get people to move to that land.

• To force the United States to recognize the boundary between America and Texas set by the Adams-Onis Treaty.

• To INCREASE the Anglo American settlement of Texas by using Empresarios to get people to move to that land.

• To forcefully convert the Native Americans of Texas to the Mexican way of life.