Empresario Quiz

Stephen F Austin is known as the “father of Texas” because of his work as an?

• Empresario

• King

• Immigrant

• Mexican Army General

Who was the woman that is known as the Mother of Texas?

• Jane Long

• Jane from Tarzan

• Jane Austin

• Stephen F Austin’s wife

What is an empresario?

• A land agent

• A wealthy person

• Somebody who makes a colony

• A soldier

Who was the person that was granted permission from Spain to bring settlers?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Moses Austin

• Christopher Columbus

What did Stephen F. Austin receive for his services?

• Awards
• Recognition
• Mansion

• Money and 197,000 acres of land

What is an immigrant?

• A person who moves to a foreign country for work purposes.
• A person who moves to a foreign country for a short vacation.
• A person who moves to a foreign country with the intention of permanently living there.

• A person who moves to a foreign country to study abroad.

How did the Karankawa feel about settlers settling on their land?

• Angry

• Didn't Care

• Friendly
• Welcoming

A land grant is...

• a big house

• an area of land given by the government

• money given by the government

• a small house

___________ was the first Mexican empresario to colonize Texas.

• Martin De Leon

• Stephen F. Austin

• Moses Austin

• Chapulin Colorado

True or False?

Stephen F. Austin was the first American empresario to colonize Texas.

• True

• False