Empresarios Quiz

When did Ben Milam go to Mexico?

• By the fall of 1824

• By the spring of 1824

• By the winter of 1824

• By the summer of 1824

What was the purpose of Ben Milam's trip to Mexico?

• To renew his friendship with Trespalacios

• To establish a silver mine

• To meet Arthur G. Wavell

• To obtain an empresario grant

Where did Ben Milam meet Arthur G. Wavell?

• Waco

• Mexico City

• Trespalacios

• Nuevo León

When did Ben Milam become a colonel in the Mexican army?

• 1826

• 1824

• 1825

• 1827

Where did Ben Milam and Arthur G. Wavell obtain empresario grants?

• Waco

• Mexico City

• Nuevo León

• Trespalacios

Who managed the mining in Mexico?

• Trespalacios

• David G. Burnet

• Arthur G. Wavell

• Ben Milam

Which company leased the most productive mine from Ben Milam and Arthur G. Wavell?

• An English company

• An American company

• A Mexican company

• A Spanish company

In which year was the English company unable to fulfill the terms of their contract?

• 1825

• 1827

• 1826

• 1824

Who did Ben Milam try to organize a new mining company with?

• Arthur G. Wavell

• David G. Burnet

• Trespalacios

• An English company

Why were Ben Milam and David G. Burnet unable to raise the necessary capital?

• Lack of interest in mining

• Lack of experience in mining

• Lack of resources in Texas

• Lack of financial support