Unit 4: Mexican National Era Review

Imagine Luna, Michael, and Anika are time travelers. They land in the era when Spain was increasing its control over its territories. What do you think they observed?

• Miguel Hidalgo giving a speech that sparked a revolution.

• The French taking advantage and seizing control of Texas.

• Representatives requesting more freedoms from Spain.

• Spain leaving its territories due to all the trouble.

Imagine this, Jackson, Luna, and Ethan are participating in a history quiz. The question asked is: 'Which event inspired the Guitierrez-Magee expedition?'

• Haiti's Constitution

• Father Hidalgo's speech

• The American Revolution

• Manifest Destiny

Elijah, Charlotte, and Ava are playing a trivia game about the Mexican Constitution of 1824. They stumbled upon a tricky question: Which of these is not part of the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

• Creating the Mexican United States

• Establishing the Catholic Religion

• Making Texas its own state

• Forming a representative republic

During a history class discussion, Ava mentioned a proclamation issued by Guitierrez that convinced Texans to...

• oppose the British in the American Revolution

• support Mexico's fight for independence

• oppose Santa Anna and get Texas independence

• side with the Confederacy in the Civil War

Ava, Maya, and James are learning about Texas history. They came across the term 'filibusters.' What was the goal of filibusters who came to Texas?

• They wanted to live with the Native Texans.

• They wanted to become Spanish.

• They wanted to start their own farms.

• They wanted to take control of Texas.

Sophia and Grace are having a debate about the history of Texas. They're discussing why Texas was merged with Coahuila under the Constitution of 1824. Can you help Nora settle their debate?

• Parts of Texas were still controlled by Spain.

• The population was too low.

• To keep the U.S. from getting control.

• There were no economic resources.

Arjun, Mia, and Abigail are playing a game of 'Texas History Trivia'. They stumbled upon a tricky question: 'Which of these is a part of the State Colonization Law of 1825?'

• It created an independent government in Texas.

• It guaranteed religious freedom for all Texans.

• Empresarios were authorized grants of land to attract settlers.

• It outlawed slavery in Texas.

Imagine Kai, Luna, and Noah are time-traveling adventurers. They find themselves in Mexico during the 1800s. They discover that the Mexican government is contracting empresarios. But why?

• Is it to spread the Catholic religion?

• Could it be to attract settlers to Texas?

• Maybe it's to improve trade with Native Indians?

• Or is it to defend the border?

Aiden, Aria, and Sophia are on a thrilling treasure hunt in the Coastal Plains. They stumble upon a mysterious map with a green section marked 'I' and the town of Gonzales. Can you help them figure out which empresario's colony they've found?

• Stephen Austin

• Martin DeLeon

• Green DeWitt

Emma, Luna, and Michael are discussing the history of Texas. They wonder why Stephen Austin is known as the "Father of Texas". Can you help them figure it out?

• He was the first governor of Texas.

• He brought the first three hundred U.S. families to settle in Texas

• He was the first president of Texas.

• He convinced the U.S. to annex (add) Texas.