Empresarios

Which of the following best explains what an empresario was?

• A person who were received permission to establish, or begin, settlements in Texas.

• A person who represented Americans while Texas was still part of Mexico.

• An agent of the Mexican government who traveled to the United States on official business.

• A person who settled in Texas when it was still part of Mexico.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the main text structure used in the passage 'Texas Empresarios'?

• Problem and solution

• Description

• Compare and contrast

• Chronological order

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Understanding text structures

What is this passage mainly, or mostly, about?

• The role of empresarios in bringing settlers to Texas.

• The reasons why Mexico decided to bring settlers to Texas.

• How settlements in Texas were different from those in the British colonies.

• The problems that empresarios faced and resolved in Texas.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the primary purpose of the descriptive structure used in the passage?

• To analyze the problems faced by Texas empresarios and discuss how they worked to resolve them.

• To highlight the contributions of the empresarios to the establishment of towns and communities

• To discuss the challenges faced by the empresarios in their endeavors

• To compare the role of empresarios in Texas with other regions

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Understanding text structures

Which of the following is called the "Father of Texas?"

• Stephen F. Austin

• Green DeWitt.

• Martin De Leon