2nd 6 Weeks Review

Typically located near a water source, Typically located near fields for farming, Protected typically provided by a nearby fort

• Reservation

• Empresario

• Presidio

• Mission

The actions of Fray Damian Massanet are most similar to the actions of which of the following individuals?

• Francisco Hidalgo

• Martin de Alarcon

• La Mothe Cadillac

• Diego Ramon

Which of the following was an effect of the increase in Americans moving to Texas?

• The US created incentives to keep Americans from emigrating.

• The Texan economy got stronger as more people joined the workforce.

• Native Texans were driven further off of their ancestral lands.

• The Mexican government passed restrictions on Americans emigrating to Texas.

Which of the following groups of early Texas settlers were responsible for the construction of missions such as this one throughout Texas?

• Italian Settlers

• Mexican Settlers

• Central American Settlers

• Spanish Settlers

What was the root of the conflict between Green DeWitt and Martin de Leon?

• Land rights

• Trade routes into the settlements

• The legality of slavery

• Religion

Ballet Folklorico companies celebrate-

• Appalachian folk dance

• Russian ballet

• Mexican culture and dance

• Mediterranean culture and dance

Why did the empresario system initially meet the needs of both Anglo settlers and Mexican authorities?

• Both the Anglo settlers and Mexican government wanted to defend the land against French settlers from Louisiana.

• The empresario system capitalized on the desires of both the Anglo settlers and the Mexican government to spread Spanish culture.

• The Anglo settlers fled america due to religious persecution, and Mexico did not care about religion.

• Anglo settlers were looking for work, and Mexico needed people who were willing to work their land.

Which of the following was a motivation to settle Texas that was shared by Mexico and Spain?

• The desire to continue to hunt for gold

• The desire to expand trade westward

• The desire to protect the land from invasion

• The desire to create a more stable economy

Stephen F. Austin is considered the founder of Anglo-American Texas because —

• he led Texan troops at the Battle of San Jacinto

• he refused to take up arms against the Mexican government

• he brought colonists from the United States to Texas

• he refused to involve the United States in the Texas Revolution

Before Texas won independence from Mexico, all Texans were required to adopt which belief system?

• Atheism

• Shamanism

• Catholocism

• Puritanism