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WorksheetsStephen F. Austin
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is Austin often referred to as?
a)
The Brother of Texas
b)
The Father of the United States
c)
The Brother of the United States
d)
The Father of Texas
2.
The ________________________ of Texas was named in his honor?
a)
capital
b)
state
c)
flower
d)
song
3.
Who were the Old 300?
a)
300 Mexican families who settled in Victoria?
b)
300 men who came to Texas?
c)
300 American Families who settled on the Brazos
d)
300 women and children who followed their men to Texas?
4.
How is Moses Austin related to Stephen F. Austin
a)
his uncle
b)
his grandfather
c)
his father
d)
his cousin
5.
What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?
a)
empresario
b)
explorer
c)
conquistador
d)
leader
6.
Why was the population of Texas increasing during this time period?
a)
empresarios were bringing settlers to Texas [mostly for the cheap land]
b)
settlers were getting paid $10,000 by the Mexican government to live in Texas
c)
gold had been discovered in the mountains of far West Texas
d)
NONE of these answers are correct
7.
What were some of the requirements of the Old Three Hundred [actually, there were just 297] settlers in Austin's colony?
a)
they had to become Catholic
b)
they had to become citizens of their new country
c)
they had to have good moral character
d)
ALL of these answers are correct
8.
After Mexico became independent from Spain, Stephen F. Austin learned that his land had now became property of ___________ which made his land title worthless
a)
USA
b)
Spain
c)
Mexico
d)
France
9.
Why were Spanish officials worried about the number of Americans settling in Texas?
a)
They feared that Americans would outnumber Spaniards and eventually take control of the territory.
b)
They were concerned that Americans would turn the Native Americans away from the Catholic Church.
c)
They thought that Texas would become overpopulated.
d)
They were convinced that Americans would attempt to enslave Spanish citizens.
10.
The land that Austin chose for his colony was ideal for ___.
a)
agriculture
b)
census
c)
militias
d)
titles
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