Unit 4 Review

Who was chosen by Spain to inform Moses Austin that his plan was approved and also was sent to help Stephen Austin choose land for his colony?

• Baron de Bastrop

• Erasmo Seguin

• Green DeWitt

• Lorenzo de Zavala

Who was a Tejano rancher who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention and supported the Texas cause in their fight for independence?

• Lorenzo de Zavala

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

• Baron de Bastrop

How did the Old Three Hundred adapt to life in Texas?

• They built dog run homes to stay cool.

• They built fireplaces on both sides of the house for warmth.

• They built homes with a porch to shade the house.

• All of the above.

Who were the Old Three Hundred?

• The first 300 settlers in DeLeon's colony.

• The first 300 acres purchased in Texas.

• The first 300 settlers in Austin's colony.

• The first 300 acres purchased by Tejanos.

What is a dog run home?

• A home built with a central breezeway to keep the homes cool in the summer.

• A home built with an area to keep your pets.

• A home built near enough to a neighbor to allow the dogs to run between the houses.

• A home where the dog runs the house.

Who was a filibuster from the United States that tamed wild horses to make a living, but Mexico suspected he was a spy trying to steal land for the U.S.?

• Stephen Austin

• Augustus Magee

• Gutierrez de Lara

• Philip Nolan

What was the State Colonization Law of 1825?

• It allowed the empresario system to continue and set guidelines for colonization.

• It ended colonization in Texas.

• It limited immigration into Texas from the United States.

• It created Coahuila y Tejas.

What did the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 require?

• That all settlers must convert to Catholicism (become Catholic).

• That all settlers must practice whatever religion they choose.

• The Centralists must be in power.

• That all settlers from the United States must remain citizens of the U.S.

Which political group wanted a smaller central government to share the power with the states government through a representative system?

• Centralists

• Federalists

• Democrats

• Republicans

Which empresario created and lived near the current city of Gonzales?

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• James Hewetson