Moses Austin’s Texas Venture
Authored by Mary Mariscal
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Moses Austin begin looking for a new economic opportunity?
Spain had taken his farmland in Missouri.
Economic problems caused him to lose wealth.
Texas officials offered him free farmland.
His family wanted to leave the United States.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What opportunity did Moses Austin see in Texas?
Opening new mines for the Spanish government
Building forts along the Spanish Texas border
Bringing American families to settle Spanish Texas
Creating a new government separate from Spain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was Spain interested in increasing settlement in Texas?
Spain wanted to strengthen its presence there.
Spain wanted to abandon its northern territory.
Spain wanted to transfer Texas to France.
Spain wanted to close its existing settlements.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
About how many settlements were in Spanish Texas by 1820?
One
Two
Three
Four
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Moses Austin propose to Spanish officials?
Building 300 forts throughout Spanish Texas
Bringing 300 families to settle in Texas
Moving 300 soldiers into East Texas
Establishing 300 missions near San Antonio
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did Moses Austin present his settlement proposal?
Nacogdoches
Mexico City
San Antonio
New Orleans
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Governor Antonio Martínez FIRST respond to Austin’s proposal?
He rejected the proposed settlement plan.
He immediately approved the settlement plan.
He transferred the proposal to France.
He offered Austin additional Spanish territory.
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