Chapter 4 Empresarios and New Settlers Lesson 4 Quiz

What impact did empresario Stephen F. Austin have on the settlement of Texas?

• He made it possible for settlers from the United States to move to Texas.

• He made it possible for settlers from Spain to move to Texas

• He made it possible for new settlers to buy dogtrot cabins.

• He made it possible for new settlers to open schools.

Today, Stephen F. Austin is known as the ​ (a)   of Texas

• Father
• Settler
• Empresario

Where did Stephen F. Austin locate the town of San Felipe de Austin?

• On the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

• Near the center of the Austin colony

• On the eastern border of the Austin colony

• On the northern border of the Austin colony

Why did Stephen F. Austin want land with particular geographic features —rivers, rich soil, and trees—for the location of his colony?

• So colonists had power for factories and flat roads

• So colonists had fresh water and power for factories

• So colonists had fresh water, good building materials, and flat roads

• So colonists had fresh water, good farmland and pastures, and building materials.

The settlers arriving in Mexican Texas were called. "GTTs." This nickname stands for "​ (a)   ", or "Go-Aheads."

• Gone to Texas
• Good, Tough Texans

Which Austin colonist invented condensed milk?

• Kian

• Jane Long

• Gail Borden

• Moses Austin

What effect did immigration from the United States have on the growth of Texas?

• Texas grew slowly as a few hundred new settlers arrived.

• Texas grew quickly as thousands of new settlers arrived.

• Texas grew slowly as new settlers continued on to Mexico.

• Texas grew slowly as new settlers fought with Texians.