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TX - 3.2 to 3.5b - MN Quiz 2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Mexico wins independence from Spain

b)

the U.S. purchases Louisiana from France

c)

Native Americans discover the Seven Cities of Gold

d)

the Battle of Medina

2.

What 1825 law continued the empresario system set up in Texas, and helped Anglo [American] settlers get Mexican land grants?

a)

Colonization Law of 1825

b)

Law of Texas Colonies in 1825

c)

San Felipe de Austin charter of 1825

d)

Empresario Law of 1825

3.

Who established the first large Anglo colony in Texas?


[hint: he's known as the "Father of Texas" today]

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Bernardo Gutierrez

d)

Augustus Magee

4.

What document created political tensions in Texas when it combined the states of Coahuila and Texas in 1824?

a)

the Mexican Constitution of 1824

b)

the Treaty of Texas

c)

the Coahuila y Texas Compromise

d)

the Spanish Articles of Confederation

5.

Why were many of the homes in Austin's colony built with a central breezeway [like the one in the picture provided]?

a)

as a way of adapting to the climate conditions in Texas

b)

because they were two-family homes [one on each side]

c)

the central breezeway was usually where they put in the swimming pool

d)

they wanted to be able to see the front yard and back yard at the same time [for monitoring children]

6.

Which of these gives the best description of Erasmo Seguin?

a)

Tejano rancher who helped Austin locate land for his first colony

b)

Anglo filibuster who fought against the Spanish and Mexican governments

c)

Mexican priest who called for Mexico's independence from Spain

d)

Spanish governor of Texas from 1801-1812

7.

How did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 deal with religion in Texas?

a)

it restricted the freedom of religion, and required all Texas settlers to practice the Catholic religion

b)

it protected the freedom of religion [allowing Texans to practice any religion they chose]

c)

it didn't do anything about religion

d)

NONE of these answers are correct

8.

Why did many Anglos [settlers from the U.S.] migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?

a)

for the good, cheap land

b)

they were getting paid $5000 to come to Texas

c)

gold had been discovered in South Texas

d)

to help rebuild the abandoned missions and presidios

9.

Which of these things happened during the Mexican National Era?

a)

Stephen F. Austin brought the Old Three Hundred to Texas

b)

early people migrated from Asia to North America

c)

Pineda mapped the coastline of Texas

d)

mission San Antonio de Valero was established

10.

Why were most of the empresario land grants were located in the Coastal Plains region of Texas?

a)

Mexican officials didn't want the Texans settling close to the U.S.

b)

lands in the other Texas regions were being claimed by France

c)

Native Americans had been completely pushed out of the Coastal Plains

d)

it was the area of Texas with the highest elevation, and thus the warmest temperatures

11.

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?

a)

they were brought to work the land and help their owners make a profit

b)

they were brought to help rebuild the abandoned missions and presidios

c)

they were brought to search all parts of Texas for the Seven Cities of Gold

d)

NONE of these answers are correct

12.

Who was defeated at the Battle of Medina? [hint: they were continuing the rebellion begun by Father Hidalgo]

a)

Gutierrez and Magee

b)

Long and Nolan

c)

Adams and Onis

d)

Walker and Wilson