Bellringer: Mexican National Review

Match the following individuals with their roles in the movement for Mexican independence from Spain.

• Helped organize Republican Army of North

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• Helped Stephen F Austin with land grants

• José Gutiérrez de Lara

• Issued the Grito de Dolores, calling for Mexican independence from Spain.

• Erasmo Seguín

• Founded the only Mexican colony in Texas

• Martín De León

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TX.SOC.7.2.D

Which document created a government in Mexico?

• State Colonization Law of 1825

• Mexican Constitution of 1824

• Treaty of Paris

• Adams-Onís Treaty

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TX.SOC.7.2.D

(a)   was called the "Father of Texas" for bringing settlers to Texas.

• Moses Austin

• Stephen F. Austin

• Green DeWitt

• José Gutiérrez de Lara

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TX.SOC.7.2.E

Who helped Stephen F. Austin get permission from Mexico to settle colonists in Texas?

• Martín De León

• Erasmo Seguín

• Green DeWitt

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

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TX.SOC.7.2.E

Which group settled Texas to spread Christianity and build missions?

• Spanish settlers

• Mexican settlers

• Anglo settlers

• French settlers

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TX.SOC.7.2.F

Why did most Anglo settlers come to Texas during the Mexican National Era?

• To establish missions

• To find gold

• To get cheap land for farming and ranching

• To spread Catholicism

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TX.SOC.7.2.F

How did the Battle of Medina affect Mexican independence and Texas?

• It ended Spanish rule in Texas immediately.

• It was a major defeat for the Republican Army, discouraging further rebellion for years.

• It resulted in Texas becoming an independent nation.

• It led to the immediate creation of the Mexican federal Constitution.

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TX.SOC.7.2.D

What was the importance of the State Colonization Law of 1825 for Texas settlers?

• It banned all immigration to Texas.

• It allowed settlers, including Anglos, to receive land grants in Texas.

• It required all settlers to become Catholic priests.

• It merged Texas with Louisiana.

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TX.SOC.7.2.D

How did Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo settlers each establish communities in Texas?

• All groups used the same methods and purposes.

• Spanish used missions, Mexicans used land grants, and Anglos used empresarios.

• Only Anglos established missions.

• Mexicans and Anglos both used missions exclusively.

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TX.SOC.7.2.F

What was Martín De León's main contribution to the settlement of Texas?

• He was the first Anglo empresario in Texas.

• He started a colony for Mexican settlers and promoted ranching.

• He led the fight for Texas independence.

• He wrote the Mexican federal Constitution of 1824.

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