Texas Quiz Mexican National Era

Who was the first Anglo "land agent" in Texas that died of pneumonia?

• Moses Austin

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Green DeWitt

What was Moses Austin’s motivation for establishing colonies of American families in Texas?

• To regain his wealth

• To receive accolades

• To impress the Mexican Government

What event happened in 1803?

• Louisiana Purchase

• Florida was bought

• Mexico won its independence

As a result of the Louisiana Purchase, what happened to the United States?

• Became smaller

• doubled in size

• declared war with France

Reorder the following

• Age of Contact

• Spanish Colonial Period

• Mexican National Period

Match the following

• Doubles in Size of the U.S.A

• Father of Texas

• White settlers from U.S.A

• 1821

• Stephen F. Austin

• Anglos

• U.S. buys Florida from Spain

• Louisiana Purchase

• Mexican Independence from Spain

• Adams-Onis Treaty

Put these eras of Texas History in chronological order.

• I,II,III

• II,III,I

• III,II,I

The Anglos came to colonize Texas for what reason?

• To convert the Natives to Catholic Religion

• For Economic reasons

• For Democracy

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

• Anglos

• Settlers

• Slaves

• Tejanos

A "land agent" who brought families to Texas was known as what?

• Militia

• Empresario

• Republic