Quiz on Texas History

Why did many Americans move to Texas after Mexico gained independence from Spain?

• Mexico promised colonists that one day they would be free.

• Mexico established a large army and navy to protect Texans.

• Mexico created a government like the one in the United States.

• Mexico attracted people to the area who were already Catholic.

Based on the information in the map, which of the following describes the settlement patterns of Texas in the early 1800s?

• Most settlements were along the border with Mexico.

• American Indian settlements were no longer in Texas.

• Large settlements were established by Anglo colonists.

• Mexican settlements were larger than Anglo settlements.

Why did colonists prefer the Mexican government over Spanish rule?

• They liked being able to vote in elections in Mexico.

• They had more of a voice in the Mexican government.

• They were given religious freedom from the Mexican government.

• They had more economic opportunities under Mexican leadership.

Select the TWO characteristics that best describe the Mexican Government.

• ruled by a monarchy

• created three branches of government

• established a representative government

What did the Spanish and Mexican governments have in common?

• Sent explorers to search for gold, resources, and land to settle

• Granted land to empresarios to settle remote areas of the empire

• Divided their empire into states

• Designated Roman Catholicism as the official religion of the empire

Select the TWO characteristics that best describe the Spanish Colonial Government.

• ruled by a monarchy

• created three branches of government

• established a representative government

• appointed viceroys

When Mexico gained its independence from Spain, one of the new government’s first tasks

was to create a constitution. A committee of seven men submitted a draft of the constitution

to the Mexican government in November 1823. They modeled the new constitution after the

Spanish Constitution of 1812. “Mexican Constitution of 1824”

What was the reason Mexico needed to draft a constitution?

• to claim all American Indian land

• to establish a government

• to create peace with the U.S.

  to settle trade routes with Spain

• to create peace with the U.S.

What type of government did the Mexican constitution form?

• a direct democracy

• a representative democracy

• a democratic and federal republic

• a representative and federal republic

Who is known as the “father of Mexican independence”?

• Stephen F. Austin

• Joseph Bonaparte

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Which country did Mexico want to gain its independence from?

• Spain

• France

• United States

• Portugal