Immigrants flock to Texas (Week 16-Studies Weekly)

What were some of the factors that lead people to settle in Texas? (paragraph 1)

• European countries were plagued with famine.

• European countries were plagued with disease.

• European countries were plagued with war.

• All of the above

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What did Texas offer these new immigrants? (paragraph 1)

• Texas provided turkey legs on Thanksgiving.

• Texas provided new opportunities.

• Texas provided a better life

• Both B and C

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From which country of Europe did most immigrants in Texas come from? (paragraph 2)

• France

• Germany

• England

• Spain

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Johann Friedrich Ernst wrote back to his friends and family to remain in Germany and not come to Texas. (paragraph 2)

• True

• False

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About how many German-born immigrants lived in Texas in 1850? (paragraph 4)

• 50,000

• 40,000

• 30,000

• 20,000

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Who settled near present day Dallas in 1841? (paragraph 5)

• The first Frenchmen immigrants

• The first Italian immigrants

• The first Norwegian immigrants

• The first Scandinavian immigrants

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Many immigrants came to obtain land, establish farms, and form new communities. (paragrapg 6)

• True

• False

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Which settlement was the first permanent Polish settlement in the United States. (paragraph 7)

• Poney Mony

• Panna Maria

• Panna Josephina

• Paint Texas

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