Unit 2 Test Review

Which of the following individuals issued the "El Grito de Delores" calling for people to declare independence from Mexico?

• Martin de Alarcon

• Francisco Hidalgo

• La Mothe Cadillac

• Diego Ramon

What does Freedom of Assembly mean?

• Right to protest

• Right to the press

• Right to petition

• Right of religion

Which country's flag flew over Texas during the Age of Contact?

• Mexico

• New Spain

• France

• Great Britain

How did Spain attempt to control Texas during the Spanish Colonial era?

• It gave large tracts of land to Spaniards who settled there.

• It forced Native Americans out of their traditional lands.

• It fought wars with the United States, Mexico, and France.

• It established missions and military posts or "presidios".

Which of the following cities was founded in 1718?

• Houston

• Austin

• Fort Worth

• San Antonio

Why is 1821 a significant date in Texas's history?

• Texas became an independent republic.

• Mexico gave Stephen Austin a grant to colonize Texas.

• Mexico gained its independence from Spain.

• The first Americans settled in Texas.

What does the 3rd Amendment mean when it says no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in anyone's house?

• A private citizen may not house soldiers during wartime.

• A soldier has the right to housing in times of war and peace.

• A soldier has the right to take over private residences in times of war.

• A private citizen may not be forced to house a soldier in times of peace.

Which of the following best explains why Spain's mission-presidio system did NOT fit the needs and wants of American settlers?

• The missions and presidios were too small for American needs

• The mission-presidio system was meant to begin the process of building cities, which was not an American goal.

• The mission-presidio system was meant to be self-sufficient, but American settlers wanted their outposts to rely on other settlements.

• Its focus on converting people to Catholicism was not a goal of American settlers.

Which of the following was a motivation to settle Texas that was shared by Mexico and Spain?

• The desire to protect the land from invasion

• The desire to continue the hunt for gold

• The desire to expand trade westward

• The desire to create a more stable economy

How would the empresario system used by Anglo settlers of Texas NOT have fit Spanish purposes for settling?

• Empresarios would not have allowed Spanish settlers to look for gold.

• Empresarios did not have any way to defend against attacks by French explorers.

• The empresario system did not account for the desire to make the Native Texans more like the Spanish.

• The empresario system had no religious requirement, and the Spanish settlers wanted everyone to be Catholic.