Mexican National Era Review

Who is considered the "Father of Texas" because he was the first empresario to bring American families to settle in Texas?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Stephen F Austin

• Green DeWit

• Moses Austin

What was the turning point of the Mexican War of Independence?

• The "Grito de Dolores" by Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Dr. James Long's Long Expedition into Texas

• The Battle of Medina

• The Mexican Constitution of 1824

Why did the Mexican people revolt against Spanish rule?

• They wanted to join the US

• They were invaded by France

• They were invaded by the US

• They were unhappy with Spanish control

What event is considered the start of the Mexican War of Independence?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo's "Grito de Dolores"

• The Battle of Medina

• The State Colonization Law of 1825

• The Mexican Constitution of 1824

Who was Jose Gutierrez de Lara?

• He was a filibuster who started the Mexican Republican Army of the North

• He gave the "Grito de Dolores" which started the Mexican War of Independence

• He was the leader of Mexico after Independence

• He was a filibuster that claimed Texas was independent from Spanish Mexico

Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo?

• He was a Spanish priest who wrote to the French in Louisiana asking for help to restart the East Texas missions

• He was the leader of the Mexican Republican Army of the North

• He was one of the empresarios who brought American families to Texas

• He gave the "Grito de Dolores" speech, which marked the start of the Mexican War of Independence

What was a filibuster?

• The leader of the revolt during the Mexican War of Independence

• An American who earned land grants to bring settlers to Texas

• A Spanish soldier who fought during the Mexican War of Independence

• A foreigner who participated in rebellious activity in Texas during the Mexican War of Independence

What did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 establish?

• It created a federal system of government in Mexico

• It made Catholicism the official religion of Mexico

• It merged Texas with Coahuila to form the new state of Coahuila y Tejas

• All of the above

Who was Green DeWitt?

• An empresario who's colony capital was Gonzales

• An empresario who brought only Mexican families

• The first empresario who died before bringing families to Texas

• The "Father of Texas" who brought the original 300 families to Texas

Who was Martin de Leon?

• An empresario who's colony capital was Gonzales

• An empresario who brought only Mexican families

• The first empresario who died before bringing families to Texas

• The "Father of Texas" who brought the original 300 families to Texas