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WorksheetsUnit 3 Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What sparked Mexico's fight for independence?
a)
the Sermon on the Mount
b)
the Cry of Dolores
c)
the State of the Union
d)
the Chant of Armando
2.
What happened in 1821?
a)
the San Antonio missions were established
b)
Moses Austin led a group of settlers into Texas
c)
Stephen Austin led a group of settlers into Texas
d)
Mexico became a country independent of Spain
3.
What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a)
Spain's North American territories doubled in size
b)
Spain invaded the United States
c)
France finally had a legitimate claim to Texas
d)
the United States became twice as large
4.
Who made the recommendation that San Antonio, the largest settlement in Texas, should become the capital?
a)
Marques de Rubi
b)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
c)
Green DeWitt
d)
Baron Bastrop
5.
What is a buffer?
a)
an area where people from other places come to live
b)
a person who represents a country to another country
c)
an area between two enemy territories, giving them time to react to protect themselves
d)
a person who has received permission to start a colony in Texas
6.
What is an Anglo?
a)
a white (usually) person from the US who settled in Texas
b)
someone who has received permission from the Mexican government to start a colony
c)
A person of Spanish descent living in Texas
d)
an army made up of people who serve when necessary
7.
Who was Baron Bastrop?
a)
the first American to lead a group of settlers into Texas
b)
a man who spoke up on behalf of Moses Austin to the Spanish government
c)
the first man to settle a colony of primarily Mexican settlers in Texas
d)
the founder of Nacogdoches
8.
What's an empresario?
a)
a person who represents one country to another country
b)
a person in Texas of primarily Spanish descent
c)
a person who had been given the right to settle on land in Texas AND to bring other settlers in
d)
an army made up of people who serve when necessary
9.
Who are the Old Three Hundred?
a)
the settlers who came to Texas with Green DeWitt. Mostly from Louisiana.
b)
the settlers who came to Texas with Moses Austin. Mostly from Louisiana.
c)
the settlers who came to Texas with Martin Leon. Mostly from Louisiana.
d)
the settlers who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin. Mostly from Louisiana.
10.
After the Federal Constitution of 1824, Mexico became a republic. Republic means...
a)
the national government (not the state or local government)
b)
not religious
c)
when people vote for their leaders
d)
an area where settlers from other countries live
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