Spanish Colonial through Causes of the Texas Revolution

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the failure of the mission system?

• Disease
• American Indian attacks
• American Indian abandonment
• American Indian cooperation

Which of the following were goals of the Spanish Mission System?

• Represent Spanish government in Texas

• Convert the Native American population to Catholicism

• Stake a Spanish claim in Texas

• Go to war with France

Which of the following are ways we still see Spanish influence in Texas?

• Religion/Missions

• Culture/Customs

• Cattle Ranching/Vaqueros

• Spanish named cities/rivers

• Wars

Define "Mission"

• Religious settlement

• Military fort

• Catholic priest

• Civil settlement

An empresario is-

• A businessman who promotes the settlement of the Texas colonies

• A leader in the Mexican government

• A rebel against the Spanish government

• A Texas settler in the 1800s

The Mexican empresario system contributed to –

• Mexican independence from Spain.

• The growth of the mission-presidio system.

• The preservation of the Native American population.

• The settlement and growth of Texas.

How did Mexico’s colonization laws attract settlers to Texas?

• By offering large amounts of land at a cheap price

• By paying settlers to come to Mexican Texas

• By promising to follow the laws of the United States

• By providing protection from the Native American attacks

What factor did Stephen F. Austin consider when choosing the location for his colony?

• location to mission-presidios

• Distance to the United States

• Distance to the Mexican border

• Availability of natural resources

Philip Nolan, Augustus Magee, James Long, and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara were all...

• Influential leaders of New Spain

• American Filibusters in Texas

• French Explorers of Texas

• Defenders of Native American Rights

Why did Mexico want to settle in Texas?

• To make friends with the Native Americans

• To spread their religion

• To create a “Buffer Zone” against Native American and U.S. attacks

• To expand their empire