Unit #4 Mexican National Era Exam Review

Which of the following was encouraged by the Mexican government during the Mexican National Era of Texas history?

• slavery in Texas

• immigration to Texas

• converting Texas natives

• independent statehood for Tejas

Which of the following is TRUE about the Old Three Hundred? (CHOOSE TWO)

• First organized group of Anglo Americans to settle Texas

• First group of natives to successfully live in a mission

• Led by Stephen F. Austin

• Led by Jose Gutierrez de Lara

What document established Mexico as a republic with three branches of government?

• El Grito de Dolores

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• State Colonization Law of 1825

What document merged the territories of Tejas (Texas) and Coahuila into one Mexican state, known as Coahuila y Tejas?

• El Grito de Dolores

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• State Colonization Law of 1825

Who was Father Hidalgo AND what role did he play in Mexican Independence?

In what year did Mexico finally gain its independence from Spain?

• 1519

• 1718

• 1821

• 1836

What town was a part of the area settled by empresario Green DeWitt?

• Gonzales

• Victoria

• San Antonio de Bexar

• San Felipe de Austin

Which filibuster was a doctor who gathered an army and invaded Texas after being upset by the border set up by the Adams-Onis Treaty?

• Philip Nolan

• Augustus Magee

• James Long

• Jean Lafitte

What battle, although it ended in disaster for the filibusters involved, encouraged others to fight for the independence of Spanish Texas?

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of Medina

• Battle of San Jacinto

• Battle of La Bahia

Erasmo Seguin was a Mexican politician based in San Antonio who ________________.

• Opposed Anglo American immigration to Texas

• Helped Moses and Stephen F. Austin establish colonies in Texas

• Fought for Mexican independence and died for the cause

• Wrote the Mexican Constitution of 1824