Filibusters and Empresarios

Who was the first person given permission to Anglo settlers to Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin Deleon

• Moses Austin

What was the MAIN reason Anglo's wanted to move to Texas?

• escaping the law

• cheap land

• escaping debts

• religious freedom

Who was the person that inspired Mexico to fight for its independence?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Jean Lafitte

• Phillip Nolan

• Jane Long

A person who lived in Texas but was of Mexican descent is called

• an Anglo

• a Tejano

• an American

• a European

What were the three reasons for Exploration in Texas?

• God, Gold, Glory

• Crime, Land, and Slavery

• Missions, Presidios, and Empresarios

• Native Americans, French, and Spanish

How was Martin De Leon's colony different from the other empresarios?

• His colony was illegal.

• He settled mostly Anglo Americans.

• He settled mostly Irish settlers.

• He settled mostly Tejanos and Mexican citizens.

What was a requirement for colonists to move to Texas?

• Dress in Mexican clothing

• Marry someone from Mexico

• Have their children go to Mexican schools.

• Become Roman Catholic.

Most empresario colonies were located in what region of Texas?

• Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• Central Plains

What was the last group to settle in Texas?

• French

• Mexicans

• Spanish

• Americans

How did the Spanish attempt to settle Texas?

• They sold the land to their own people cheaply.

• They asked empresarios to settle the land for them.

• They built Spanish missions to try to Christianize the Native Americans.

• They allowed the French to settle in Texas.