Empresarios and Mexican Independence

How did Mexican officials try to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios?

• By introducing Spanish foods to new settlers

• By requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion

• By making settlers take Spanish language tests

• By expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing

Who was able to establish a colony near what is present-day Gonzales as an American empresario?

What was different about Anglo colonization of Texas from the Spanish colonization?

• Anglo settlers helped to build missions and presidios

• Anglo settlers followed empresarios with land grants

• Anglo settlers colonized along the border with Mexico

• Anglo settlers hoped to claim land for the US

Why is Stephen F. Austin called the "Father of Texas"?

• He established a mission at Galveston Bay.

• He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.

• He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

• He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.

Why were most Texas land grants located in east and central Texas?

• Land in west and northwest Texas was claimed by France.

• American Indian tribes had been pushed out of these areas.

• It was a prime location for establishing plantations and ranches.

• Mexican officials wanted to settle areas closest to the US.

In which region were the most successful land grants in Texas located?

What was one major change that occurred in Texas society during the Mexican National Era?

• the introduction of cattle ranching

• the establishment of Anglo settlements

• the fighting of the American Revolution

• the conversion of American Indian tribes

What year did Spain grant independence to the colony of Mexico?

The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 specifically restricted the people's freedom of____?

• assembly

• Press

• Religion

• Speech

Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?

• to gain religious freedom

• to build mission and forts

• to search for cities of gold

• to find cheap farmland