Empresarios

Which person best fits this description: empresario and leader of the Old 300

• Moses Austin

• Antonio Gonzales

• Stephen Austin

An empresario is someone during the Mexican National Era who sold land grants

• True

• False

Which of these documents best fits this description: created the first constitutional government in Texas gave Texans certain rights, split Mexico into 19 territories

• Texas State Constitution

• Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824

• The Peace Treaty

How was Martin De Leon's colony unique?

• Settled by mainly Mexican families

• Twice as large as other colonies

• It was farther north

Spanish settlements in Texas were mainly

• Forts

• Ranches

• Missions

Anglo-American settlements were mainly

• ranches and farms

• Nimitz Middle School

• missions

What important event happened for Mexico in 1821?

• Mexico gained independence from Spain

• Mexico invaded the Republic of Texas

• Texas had a boundary dispute with Mexico

How did the Gutierrez-Magee expedition impact the Spanish colony of Texas?

• Spain sent more forces from Mexico to crush a rebellion

• The expedition caused Texas become part of the United States

• The expedition failed, but the revolutionary spirit stayed strong in Texas

How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 hurt the relationship between Texas and Mexico?

• Texas didn't want anyone else immigrating and taking the land

• Americans wanted the Texas government to be more like the US and not Mexico

• Slavery was outlawed in Mexico

Most Anglo-American settlements were

• Small, isolated farms scattered through the countryside

• Military presidios

• Permanent ranching and farming communities on huge grants of land