WorksheetsMexican National Era
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the significance of 1821?
a)
LaSalle was killed by his own men
b)
Mexico declared independence from Spain
c)
Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned in Mexico
d)
The year of the Fredonian Rebellion
2.
The first families that settled in SFA's colony was later known as...
a)
Fredonia
b)
Mier Y Teran
c)
Austin's 1st Colony
d)
The Old Three Hundred
3.
All of the following were true regarding the Constitution of 1824 except ?
a)
Mexico raised taxes in Texas.
b)
Texas was united with Coahuila because of the Small Population
c)
The official religion was catholic
d)
The Central Government was weak
4.
Who was the 1st Anglo American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas , but he died before he saw his dream come true?
a)
Moses Austin
b)
SFA
c)
Juan Seguin
d)
Martin De Leon
5.
What was so appealing about Texas that made Americans want to move there?
a)
cheap land
b)
wanted to fight in the war
6.
Mexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as the _____ era.
a)
Mexican Imperial
b)
Mexican National
c)
Texas Colonial
d)
Spanish Colonial
7.
Mexican native _____ brought more than 100 families from Mexico to Texas.
a)
Baron de Bastrop
b)
Martin De Leon
c)
Erasmo Seguin
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
8.
Green dewitt was the 2nd most successful empresario because he brought
a)
200 anglo settlers
b)
400 anglo settlers
c)
600 anglo settlers
d)
300 anglo settlers
9.
a)
Spanish converter of American Indians to Catholicism
b)
Mexican liberator of American Indians on Reservations
c)
An Anglo settler trying to acquire cheap land and populate Texas
d)
Mexican Rancher wanting to develop Spanish Settlements
10.
Where were the most successful Empresario settlements located
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
Great Plains
c)
North Central Plains
d)
Gulf Coastal Plains
11.
Mexican National Era ushered in _______________ Colonization
a)
Anglo
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
Chinese
12.
What was a requirement to settle in Austin's colony based on the Colonization Law of 1825?
a)
Develop friendly relationships
b)
owns slaves
c)
Catholic conversion, moral Character, Become a loyal Mexican citizen
d)
MakeTexas it's own state
13.
a)
Spanish Freedom
b)
Mexican Liberation
c)
Anglo Emancipation
d)
African Sovereignty
14.
SFA became known as the "Father of Texas" because
a)
He discovered TX
b)
He brought the Old 300 and started the 1st colony
c)
He started the first Catholic Church
15.
1821 --> The Spanish Government grants Moses Austin permission to settle TX1821 --> ?????1821 --> SFA created a new colonization plan
What could replace the question marks?
What could replace the question marks?
a)
Mexican Independence from Spain
b)
Old 300 arrive
c)
Louisiana purchase is bought
16.
This is a mission system, what does it represent?
a)
Anglo settlement
b)
Spanish methods of settlement
c)
Spanish style of Architecture
17.
What does this picture represent?
a)
Spanish settlement
b)
French shelters
c)
Anglo settlement
18.
How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements?
a)
Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.
b)
Governors in Mexico encouraged African Americans to settle in Texas.
c)
Free African Americans bought most of the available land.
d)
Free African Americans fled to Texas from Mexico.
19.
Why did the people of Mexico (New Spain) rebel against Spanish rule?
a)
New Spain wanted to Join the United States
b)
Spanish governors were closing down missions
c)
Spain would not allow slavery
d)
New Spain's economy was hurting due to the way Spanish controlled the territory which led to Taxes
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