CBA #2 (Unit 2 Age of Empresarios)

Which country claimed the territory of Texas before the Mexican Revolution?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• United States

Which of the following best fits in the graphic organizer?

• Filibuster James Long dies at the hands of a Spanish prison guard

• The first Anglo-American settlers arrive in Austin's colony

• The Mexican government passes the Imperial Colonization Law

• The Adams-Onis Treaty gives the United States control of Florida

Why did slavery and plantations become so popular in Texas during the Mexican National Era?

• Any soldier captured during the Mexican Revolution was forced into slavery

• Mexican government demanded the use of slaves

• Many Native Americans became slaves following the Mexican Revolution

• Anglo settlers from the U.S believed slavery was essential to have a successful economy

Spain hoped to gain wealth and spread religion by colonizing Texas. Why did Mexico colonize Texas?

• Also wanted to discover gold deposits in Texas

• Wanted to spread Catholicism to Anglo settlers

• Hoped to increase Mexican influence and population through the Texas region

• Had plans of building a series of interstate railroads to increase transportation

Which of the following best completes the table above?

• Came for inexpensive land

• Came to escape legal problems in the U.S

• Came to trade with Native cultures

• Came for religious freedom

Which of the following is the main idea of these paragraphs from the Treaty of Cordoba?

• Texas won its freedom from the Empire of Mexico

• The Mexican Empire claimed all of America as its territory

• The Treaty of Cordoba awarded lands to Native Americans

• Mexico became an independent monarchy from Spain

Many Anglo immigrants settled in which of the regions during the Mexican National Era? (Match the answer color with the region color)

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

• Great Plains

• Mountains and Basins

What role did these men play in the history of Texas?

• They defeated the Karankawa and opened the Gulf coast for French settlement

• They helped colonize Texas, so Spain could control the territory

• They were explorers who looked for the 7 cities of gold

• They were members of La Salle's settlement in east Texas

How did the issue of slavery cause conflict between Anglo settlers and the Mexican government?

• Anglo settlers did not agree with the practice of slavery while the Mexican government supported slavery

• Anglo settlers felt slavery was essential to have a successful economy, while the Mexican govt wanted to abolish slavery

• Runaway slaves were protected by the Mexican government

• The Mexican government only wanted settlers to buy

Which of the following events, which occurred in 1821, created a problem for Stephen F. Austin and his Anglo settlers?

• The idea of Manifest Destiny became a part of American culture

• Mexico's revolution of Spain was successful, and Mexico won its independence

• The United States purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States

• Spain reacted to the presence of France in east Texas by establishing missions