Texas History Quiz

Who was an Anglo-American Empresario who obtained a Texas land grant in 1820?

• Moses Austin

• James Long

• Philip Nolan

• Martin De Leon

What did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 require citizens in Texas to adopt?

• The Catholic religion

• The Protestant religion

• No religion

• The Native American religion

What is the definition of an Empresario?

• A person who was granted land to sell and supervise in Texas

• A rebel who fights against a foreign country

• An important Tejano rancher who supported Texas Independence

• An American filibuster and horse thief who invaded east Texas

Who was executed in 1822 for trying to claim part of East Texas?

• Moses Austin

• James Long

• Philip Nolan

• Martin De Leon

Who was an American filibuster and horse thief who invaded east Texas?

• Moses Austin

• James Long

• Philip Nolan

• Martin De Leon

What did the State Colonization Law of 1825 do?

• Continued the Empresario system

• Ended the Empresario system

• Established the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas

• Started the Mexican War for Independence

What was the outcome of the Battle of Medina?

• Mexican War for Independence

• Loss for Gutierrez Magee Expedition

• Victory for Americans and Mexicans

• Establishment of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas

Who were Americans and Mexicans fighting against in the Gutierrez Magee Expedition?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Mexico

Which Mexican state included part of Texas?

• Coahuila y Tejas

• Nuevo Leon

• Chihuahua

• Sonora

Who was an Empresario who created a colony of Mexican families?

• Moses Austin

• James Long

• Philip Nolan

• Martin De Leon