Mexican National Era Practice

The impact (importance) of the Grito de Dolores was that it encouraged ______________.

• Mexican independence from Spain

• Spanish independence from Mexico

• People of Mexico accepted Spanish rule

• Native Americans to marry more Spanish people.

What do Father Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez have in common?

• both contributed to Mexico's independence from Spain

• Both created missions in East Texas

• Both were empresarios who brought anglo colonists to Texas

• Both helped write the Colonization Law of 1825

_____________ caused Spain to lose control of Mexico and Texas.

• failure of the mission system

• failure to find gold in Texas

• The French captured presidios and missions in East Texas

• social, political, and economic inequality

. What was the significance of 1821?

• San Antonio was founded by the Spanish.

• The Texas coastline was mapped by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda.

• Francisco Vásquez Coronado discovered Cíbola.

• Mexico won its independence from Spain.

· Catholicism was the official religion

· President elected by the states

· Central government was weak

· States had most of the power

The list above describes the ________________________.

• U.S. Constitution

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Treaty of Cordoba

• State Colonization Law of 1825

Mexico wanted to settle land in Texas because they feared they would lose control over the land if they did not establish settlements. This is known as________________.

• Anglo Colonization

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• State Colonization Law of 1825

• Spanish Mission System

A system created by Mexico where land agents (known as empresarios) receive pieces of land from the Mexican government to settle families is called____________.

• Empresario System

• State Colonization Law of 1825

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Mexican Independence

What was the purpose of the State Colonization Law of 1825?

• Mexican independence from Spain

• Promote the settlement of Texas

• Merge Texas and Coahuila as one state

• Convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

First American to receive Spanish land grant in Mexico, later Texas. He died and passed land to his son

• Moses Austin
• Stephen Austin
• Martin De Leon
• Green De Witt

· Known as the “Father of Texas”

· Approval by the Mexican Government to settle 300 families

· Brought the “Old Three Hundred” to Texas

· Convinced Mexico to allow slavery in Texas

The items in the box above are characteristics associated with _________.

• Moses

  Austin

• Stephen F.

  Austin

• Green

  De Witt

• Martin

  De Leon