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Mexican Texas and the Age of Empresarios

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An adventurer who engages in rebellious activities in a foreign country is

a)

empresario

b)

gangster

c)

tejano

d)

filibuster

2.

Who was the pirate who attacked Spanish ships in Galveston and helped the French settle on the Trinity River?

a)

Jack Sparrow

b)

Jean LaFitte

c)

Blackbeard

d)

James Long

3.

What was the importance of the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition?

a)

US citizens occupied Texas

b)

Spain took total control of Texas

c)

France regained territory in East Texas

d)

Mexican gained their independence from Spain

4.

A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state acknowledges to be governed is

a)

colony

b)

revolution

c)

constitution

d)

immigration

5.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Republican Army of the North?

a)

James Long

b)

Bernardo Gutierrez

c)

Augustus MaGee

6.

Which of the following is not true of the Constitution of 1824?

a)

It made slavery illegal in Texas

b)

It merged Texas and Coahuila into one state

c)

It named Catholicism as the official religion

7.

Texas was mostly ________________ by Mexico as shown when filibusters took land during Mexican colonization

a)

punished

b)

ignored

8.

The majority of settlers coming to Texas were from

a)

Ohio River Valley

b)

Mexico

c)

Spain

d)

southern United States

9.

What did the Adams-Onis Treaty do?

a)

It settled the boundary between Spain and France

b)

It settled the boundary between Spain and the United States

c)

It settled the boundary between Mexico and the United States

d)

It gave Louisiana to France

10.

Which of the following is not true of the Law of April 6, 1830?

a)

It was a direct result of the Mier y Teran report

b)

It stopped US immigration to Texas

c)

It outlawed slavery in Texas

d)

It suspended empresario contracts in Texas

11.

The Fredonian Rebellion began over a disagreement over

a)

slavery

b)

land grants

c)

the placement of the Old Stone Fort

d)

whether basketball is a real sport

12.

Which empresario was a native of Mexico who settled mostly Mexican settlers in the Victoria area?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Green Dewitt

c)

Erasmo Seguin

d)

Martin DeLeon

13.

An agent who brought settlers to a particular colony was known as a

a)

filibuster

b)

empresario

c)

tejano

d)

lawyer

14.

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system

a)

constitution

b)

colony

c)

revolution

d)

immigration

15.

Which of the following was not a responsibility of an empresario?

a)

writing laws

b)

heading up the milita

c)

securing loans for settlers

d)

keeping relations

16.

The movement of people from one place to settle in another place is

a)

immigration

b)

colony

c)

filibuster

d)

revolution

17.

What are the original settlers to Austin's first colony called?

a)

the Old 300

b)

the Dirty Dozen

c)

the Expendibles

d)

the Avengers

18.

Who was James Long?

a)

an empresario who settlers people in the Laredo area

b)

the first president of Mexico after they gained independence from Spain

c)

a filibuster who traveled to Nacogdoches and named Texas a republic assigning himself president

d)

the 1st American to settle in Texas

19.

How would you describe New Spain and Mexico during colonization and the Age of Empresarios?

a)

flourishing

b)

at war

c)

rich

d)

in turmoil

20.

Which city is located in red on the map?

a)

Nacogdoches

b)

Goliad

c)

El Paso

d)

San Felipe de Austin

21.

Which city is located where the red dot is?

a)

San Felipe de Austin

b)

San Antonio

c)

Nacogdoches

d)

Dallas

22.

Which city is inside the red area?

a)

San Felipe de Austin

b)

Galveston

c)

Austin

d)

Goliad

23.

Which city is located inside the red?

a)

San Felipe de Austin

b)

Goliad

c)

El Paso

d)

Nacogdoches