Chapter 4 Mexican Texas Lesson 3 Quiz

What role did people in Texas play in the Mexican War of Independence?

• Some people living in Spanish Texas rebelled.

• Some people living in Spanish Texas fought Spanish loyalists.

• Some people living in Spanish Texas supported Father Hidalgo.

• All of the answers

To grow Mexican Texas, the Mexican government made agreements with empresarios. An empresario is a land ​ (a)   who divided land for settlers and kept the ​ (b)   .

• agent
• law
• peace
• territory

Which of the following were accomplishments of Texas empresario

Martín de León?

• He founded a colony that became a center for livestock.

• He founded a colony and started its first school.

• He founded a land grant with his wife.

• He founded a school and a church.

How did Lorenzo de Zavala show his support for a democratic government

when Mexico was under Spanish rule?

• He opposed the Mexican revolution and was sent to jail.

• He opposed the Mexican revolution and became an empresario.

• He spoke out against the Spanish government and was sent to jail.

• He spoke out against the Spanish government and founded a church.

How did vaqueros in Mexican Texas earn their living?

• By raising and herding cattle

• By farming beans, corn, and squash

• By making candles from tallow

• None of the answers

Why did Tejanos settle in south Texas?

• Good soil allowed them to grow corn to feed their cattle.

• Enough grass grew there to feed large herds of animals.

• South Texas was close to cattle markets.

• South Texas was close to leather markets.