Weekly quiz 3.2

What major event occurred in 1821?

• Spain gave up all its lands in Texas

• Nacogdoches was founded.

• The modern boundaries of Texas were established

• Mexico Won independence from Spain

Most of the immigrants coming into Texas during the 1820s and 1830s were

• ranchers from Europe

• soldiers from other parts of Mexico

• farmers from the southern United States

• American Indian immigrants from the United States

Which of the following is a reason that people moved from the United States to Texas?

• the promise of cheap land

• easy payments terms for land

• escaping debts

• all of the above

Dogtrot cabins were

• used to house the dogs that families used for herding

• small huts made of sticks and mud

• home with open passage separating two rooms

• shelter built from the adobe or stone

Settlers in early Texas learned many new skills

• so that they could manufacture goods for export.

• because they had to be self-sufficient

• in order to get along with the American Indians

• because it was a requirement under Mexican law.

Immigrants brought their traditional recipes and cooking styles to Texas. For example, German immigrants introduced spicy sausages and sauerkraut. Settlers from the United States expanded their diets as they encountered new foods. Many settlers became fond of Mexican tortillas and tamales. Sometimes settlers combined traditional dishes to form a new tradition, such as Tex-Mex food.

According to this passage, settlers from which region helped sausages and sauerkraut become popular in Texas?

• Mexico

• Germany

• United States

• Texas

Juan Seguin was

• Alcalde of San Felipe

• A San Antonio council member

• an enemy of Stephen F. Austin

• A Blacksmith

What group of people completed most of the manual labor on plantations?

• slaves

• Anglos

• Tejanos

• Settlers

The Spanish became more interested in East Texas after

• The French began exploring the area

• they began trading wit the Caddos

• The sinking of the Armada

• They finished exploring New Mexico

What happened to the settlement at Fort St. Louis?

• It was attacked and overrun by American

  Indians.

• It was burned by the Spanish.

• It was abandoned by the French.

• It was destroyed in a storm