Empresario System Quiz

Who is known as the "Father of Texas" for his role in bringing settlers to the region?

• Moses Austin

• Stephen F. Austin

• Martin Deleon

• Sam Houston

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Which empresario received the first land grant from the Spanish government to bring settlers to Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Martin Deleon

• Moses Austin

• James Fannin

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What was the primary purpose of the land grants given to empresarios in Texas?

• To build schools

• To establish missions

• To encourage settlement and development

• To create military bases

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Who was the only Mexican empresario to establish a colony in Texas?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

• Martin Deleon

• Green DeWitt

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What was required of settlers who received land grants from empresarios?

• They had to pay a large sum of money

• They had to convert to Catholicism and become Mexican citizens

• They had to build a fort

• They had to serve in the Mexican army

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