Unit 2 Test Mexican Independence and Empresarios

Creole priest who called for Mexico to become independent of Spain-

• Jose Gutierrez de Lara

• August Magee

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Vicente Guerrero

Which of the following event happened in 1829 after Mexico became independent?

• The United States became independent from England

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was captured and executed

• Mexico banned slavery

• The Battle of Pineda ended the war

What major event occurred in 1821?

• Nacogdoches was founded

• the modern boundaries of Texas were established

• Mexico won independence from Spain

• Spain gave up all of its lands in the Americas

Which of the following contributed to the social motivation for Spanish colonies to become independent?

• Caste system organized society based on race

• Mercantilism controlled trade and raw materials

• Spain raised taxes to pay for European wars

• France replaced the Spanish king

Which Empresario...

• Negotiated a contract to bring Anglo families to Texas

• Died before he could fulfill his dream

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

Which Empresario...

• established the town of Gonzalez with Anglo settlers?

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

Which Empresario...

• The first successful empresario

• Fulfilled his father’s contract and took 300 Anglo families to Texas

• Known as the Father of Texas

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

Which Empresario...

• brought mostly Mexican settlers to his Texas colony?

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

• A businessperson who was granted the right to promote settlement in Texas (land / real estate agent)

• Made responsible for the new settlers that came

• Helped Mexico by increasing the population of Texas

• Spanish Conquistador

• Anglo

• Empresario

• Tejano

Slavery ended in Texas in 1829, when Mexico abolish slavery.

• True

• False