Mexican National Era

What is the significance of 1821?

• LaSalle was killed by his own men

• Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned in Mexico

• Mexico declared independence from Spain 

• The year of the Fredonian Rebellion

The first families that settled in Stephen F Austin's colony were later known as...

• Fredonia 

• Austin's 1st Colony

• The Originals 

• The Old Three Hundred 

Who was the 1st Anglo American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas , but he died before he saw his dream come true?

• Moses Austin 

• Philip Nolan 

• Stephen F. Austin 

• Martin DeLeon 

What was a requirement to settle in Austin's colony based on the Colonization Law of 1825?

• develop friendly relationships 

• become Catholic 

• own slaves 

• be married 

What is an empresario?

• acted as land agents, recruiting a certain number of people to move to Texas.

• people who were born in Spain 

• Native Americans 

• people who waged an illegal war in another country 

What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?  

• Gave Mexico it's independence from Spain 

• Gave Texas it's independence from Mexico 

• The U.S. gave up all claims to Texas in exchange for Florida 

• Gave all of Louisiana to Spain 

What event does this image represent?  

• Texas Independence 

• The Battle of Medina 

• Speech given on September 16, 1810 calling for Mexicans to rise up against Spain.

• Fredonian Rebellion 

Texas was merged with the Mexican state of Coahuila to form a new state, Coahuila y Tejas under this.....

• Constitution of 1824

• State Colonization Law of 1825

• Treaty of Cordoba 

• Adams-Onis Treaty 

According to this excerpt, what was the biggest threat facing Texas ranchers?

• poverty 

• Native Americans 

• The United States 

• unoccupied settlements 

Based on the excerpt, which statement about the settlers in Stephen Austin’s first colony is accurate?

• The Old Three Hundred lived permanently in open-sided sheds.

• The Old Three Hundred settled near Barton Springs as soon as they reached the colony.

• The Old Three Hundred often experienced hard times

• The Old Three Hundred settled far from the Colorado River to avoid floods