Quiz on Texas Colonies

What does the term "pioneer" mean?

• A) An administrative unit

• B) A benefit or advantage

• C) Someone who travels to unclaimed territory to settle

• D) A difficulty or challenge

What was a reason Stephen F. Austin chose settlers with education and wealth?

• A) To increase taxes

• B) To make them more dependable and less likely to cause trouble

• C) To build more schools

• D) To create a new government

The primary reason many settlers came to Texas during the Mexican National era was to (a)  

• To escape debt
• To find gold
• To join the military
• To study at universities

Who were the first settlers in Austin's colony?

• The family of Andrew and Nancy Robinson

• The family of Juan de Almonte

• The family of Jared E. Groce

• The family of Aylett C. Buckner

What was the main occupation of most early settlers in Texas?

• Farmers

• Miners

• Teachers

• Merchants

What fraction of the population did enslaved African Americans make up in Texas by 1836?

• One-seventh

• One-fifth

• One-third

• One-tenth

What did María Calvillo become the owner of?

• Rancho de las Cabras

• A large factory

• A school

• A trading post

What did María Calvillo help her neighbors build?

• A granary, a sugar mill, and irrigation canals

• A school, a church, and a library

• A bridge, a road, and a park

• A hospital, a market, and a theater

What was the size of the log cabin used for the boarding school opened by Frances Trask?

• 10-square-foot

• 15-square-foot

• 18-square-foot

• 20-square-foot

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