7th Grade- Texas Settlement & New Texas Population

Who were the Old 300?

• 300 Mexican families who settled in Victoria?
• 300 men who came to Texas?
• 300 American Families who settled on the Brazos
• 300 women and children who followed their men to Texas?

How is Moses Austin related to Stephen F. Austin

• his uncle
• his grandfather
• his father
• his cousin

What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?

• empresario
• explorer
• conquistador
• leader

Why was the population of Texas increasing during this time period?

• empresarios were bringing settlers to Texas [mostly for the cheap land]
• settlers were getting paid $10,000 by the Mexican government to live in Texas
• gold had been discovered in the mountains of far West Texas
• NONE of these answers are correct

What were some of the requirements of the Old Three Hundred [actually, there were just 297] settlers in Austin's colony?

• they had to become Catholic
• they had to become citizens of their new country
• they had to have good moral character
• ALL of these answers are correct

Why were Spanish officials worried about the number of Americans settling in Texas?

• They feared that Americans would outnumber Spaniards and eventually take control of the territory.
• They were concerned that Americans would turn the Native Americans away from the Catholic Church.
• They thought that Texas would become overpopulated.
• They were convinced that Americans would attempt to enslave Spanish citizens.

Under the Mexican Constitution of 1824, which of the following becomes the national religion of Mexico?

• Catholicism

• Buddhism

• Methodism

• Presbytarian

Between what two rivers does Stephen F. Austin establish his colony?

• Brazos and Colorado

• San Antonio and Guadalupe

• Brazos and Guadalupe

• San Antonio and Colorado

Which of the following is NOT way that Anglo settlers came to Texas?

• Wagon

• Walking

• Horseback

• Train

Why did outlaws come to Texas?

• The US had no legal jurisdiction there

• The US could not collect debts from people in Texas

• The land was cheap and great for agriculture

• All of these