Empresario Quiz-Evidence

Who helped Stephen F. Austin create his new colony along the Colorado River?

• Moses Austin

• Martin de Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

• Green DeWitt

Which city did Martin de Leon found as his colony capital?

• Austin

• Victoria

• Gonzales

• San Antonio

Who gained the first empresario contract?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

• Green DeWitt

• Martin De Leon

What happened to Moses Austin?

• He became the governor of Texas

• He died before establishing his colony

• He returned to Spain

• He was captured by Native Americans

Which empresario settled only Mexican families in their colony?

• Martin De Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• Green DeWitt

• Lorenzo de Zavala

What was the capital of the de Leon colony?

• Victoria

• Gonzales

• San Antonio

• Austin

During the 1820s, the population of Texas ​ (a)   when a group of people called ​ (b)   brought new Anglo settlers to Texas and sold them land grants. The most successful one was ​ (c)   who led a group called ​ (d)   and founded a colony capital called ​ (e)   on the Brazos River.

• increased
• decreased
• empresarios
• filibusters
• Stephen F. Austin
• David G. Burnet
• the Old Three Hundred
• the Texas Rangers
• San Felipe
• San Antonio

Who was the most successful Texas empresario, and later known as the "Father of Texas"?

• Moses Austin
• Sam Houston
• Santa Anna
• Stephen F. Austin

What is the "Old 300"?

• The original 300 families that settled in Texas with Stephen F. Austin.

• The first 300 people that came to Mexico

• The oldest 300 people in Texas

• The youngest 300 people in Texas