Stephen Austin Quiz Review

Who gave Moses Austin permission to start an Anglo-American settlement in Texas?

• a. Mexico

• b. Spain

• c. France

• d. Native Americans

What was the area where Stephen Austin started his colony San Felipe de Austin?

• a. between the Mississippi River and Brazos River

• b. by the Atlantic Ocean

• c. between the Brazos River and Colorado River

• d. by the hill country

Stephen Austin promised Spain he would settle how many families?

• a. 500

• b. 100

• c. 50

• d. 300

Why could Austin not get the papers to prove his settlers owned their land in the colony?

• a. someone lost the documents

• b. Spain lied to Austin about settling their colony

• c. Mexico just won Texas in a war and didn't give them permission to settle

• d. Spain changed their minds

When Austin returned from Mexico what did he find in his colony?

• a. an established perfect little colony

• b. everyone was gone

• c. a drought had killed the crops and Karankawa had killed some settlers

• d. Spain took over the colony

Austin created rules for his colony to keep it running successfully. Which is NOT a rule he created?

• a. settlers had to be educated

• b. no criminals were allowed

• c. lazy people were not allowed

• d. no children were allowed

Who was the San Antonio colonist who convinced Spain to let Moses Austin start an anglo-American colony?

• a. Moses Austin

• b. Stephen Austin

• c. Baron de Bastrop

• d. John Museabach

Who was known as the "father of Texas" he brought the first 300 families to Texas and started the first successful anglo-American colony?

• a. Moses Austin

• b. Baron de Bastrop

• c. Santa Anna

• d. Stephen Austin

What kind of grant did Texas settlers receive?

• a. money

• b. land

• c. gold

• d. silver

What Indian Tribe attacked Austin's settlement?

• a. Karankawa

• b. Apache

• c. Tonkwawa

• d. Comanche