Mexican National Era Review

The empresario that brought the first 300 Americans to Texas.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erasmo Seguin

• Martin De Leon

• Green DeWitt

Mexican Emprasario who brought 200 Mexican families to settle in Texas.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erasmo Seguin

• Martin De Leon

• Green DeWitt

A Tejano rancher who was a prominent businessman and delivered approval to Moses Austin.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erasmo Seguin

• Martin De Leon

• Green DeWitt

American empresario that brought 400 families to Gonzales.

• Stephen F. Austin

• Erasmo Seguin

• Martin De Leon

• Green DeWitt

Who helped Stephen F. Austin select land for his first colony in Texas?

• Erasmo Seguin

• Moses Austin

• Green DeWitt

• Martin De Leon

Martin De Leon's colony was established by _____________ and founded the city of Victoria.

• Southern States Family

• Mexican Families

• Slaves

• Native American

Colonization Law of 1823

 

Augustin, by divine providence and by the Congress of the nation,

first constitutional Emperor of Mexico, has decreed...

 

Article 1. The government of the Mexican nation will protect the liberty, property and civil rights of all foreigners who profess the Roman Catholic religion, the established religion of the Empire...

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Based on this excerpt, new settlers from the United States to Texas—

• • were expected to become Catholics

• • enjoyed complete freedom of religion

• • had to enter a period military service

• • were not subjects of the Mexican Emperor

Who received the first empresario contract to bring Anglo settlers to Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

U.S. citizens wished to move to Texas even though it still belonged to Mexico because they

• opposed slavery

• wanted to become Catholics

• preferred to speak Spanish

• wanted to buy cheap land

What was Father Hidalgo known for

• resignation speech

• emancipation proclomation

• Grito de Dolores

• sermon to the masses