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WorksheetsTX - 3.2 to 3.5b - MN Quiz 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Fill in the blank [with items in chronological order]:
First - Moses Austin gets Spanish permission to settle in Texas
Second - _____?_____?_____?_____?_____?_____?_____
Third - Mexican Constitution of 1824
Mexico wins independence from Spain
the U.S. purchases Louisiana from France
Native Americans discover the Seven Cities of Gold
the Battle of Medina
What 1825 law continued the empresario system set up in Texas, and helped Anglo [American] settlers get Mexican land grants?
Colonization Law of 1825
Law of Texas Colonies in 1825
San Felipe de Austin charter of 1825
Empresario Law of 1825
Who established the first large Anglo colony in Texas?
[hint: he's known as the "Father of Texas" today]
Stephen F. Austin
Miguel Hidalgo
Bernardo Gutierrez
Augustus Magee
What document created political tensions in Texas when it combined the states of Coahuila and Texas in 1824?
the Mexican Constitution of 1824
the Treaty of Texas
the Coahuila y Texas Compromise
the Spanish Articles of Confederation
Why were many of the homes in Austin's colony built with a central breezeway [like the one in the picture provided]?
as a way of adapting to the climate conditions in Texas
because they were two-family homes [one on each side]
the central breezeway was usually where they put in the swimming pool
they wanted to be able to see the front yard and back yard at the same time [for monitoring children]
Which of these gives the best description of Erasmo Seguin?
Tejano rancher who helped Austin locate land for his first colony
Anglo filibuster who fought against the Spanish and Mexican governments
Mexican priest who called for Mexico's independence from Spain
Spanish governor of Texas from 1801-1812
How did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 deal with religion in Texas?
it restricted the freedom of religion, and required all Texas settlers to practice the Catholic religion
it protected the freedom of religion [allowing Texans to practice any religion they chose]
it didn't do anything about religion
NONE of these answers are correct
Why did many Anglos [settlers from the U.S.] migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?
for the good, cheap land
they were getting paid $5000 to come to Texas
gold had been discovered in South Texas
to help rebuild the abandoned missions and presidios
Which of these things happened during the Mexican National Era?
Stephen F. Austin brought the Old Three Hundred to Texas
early people migrated from Asia to North America
Pineda mapped the coastline of Texas
mission San Antonio de Valero was established
Why were most of the empresario land grants were located in the Coastal Plains region of Texas?
Mexican officials didn't want the Texans settling close to the U.S.
lands in the other Texas regions were being claimed by France
Native Americans had been completely pushed out of the Coastal Plains
it was the area of Texas with the highest elevation, and thus the warmest temperatures
When the empresarios sold land to Anglos [mostly from the U.S.] for them to settle in Texas, many of these Anglos brought enslaved African Americans with them. Why were these slaves brought to Texas?
they were brought to work the land and help their owners make a profit
they were brought to help rebuild the abandoned missions and presidios
they were brought to search all parts of Texas for the Seven Cities of Gold
NONE of these answers are correct
Who was defeated at the Battle of Medina? [hint: they were continuing the rebellion begun by Father Hidalgo]
Gutierrez and Magee
Long and Nolan
Adams and Onis
Walker and Wilson
