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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was chosen by Spain to inform Moses Austin that his plan was approved and also was sent to help Stephen Austin choose land for his colony?

a)

Baron de Bastrop

b)

Erasmo Seguin

c)

Green DeWitt

d)

Lorenzo de Zavala

2.

Who was a Tejano rancher who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention and supported the Texas cause in their fight for independence?

a)

Lorenzo de Zavala

b)

Martin De Leon

c)

Erasmo Seguin

d)

Baron de Bastrop

3.

How did the Old Three Hundred adapt to life in Texas?

a)

They built dog run homes to stay cool.

b)

They built fireplaces on both sides of the house for warmth.

c)

They built homes with a porch to shade the house.

d)

All of the above.

4.

Who were the Old Three Hundred?

a)

The first 300 settlers in DeLeon's colony.

b)

The first 300 acres purchased in Texas.

c)

The first 300 settlers in Austin's colony.

d)

The first 300 acres purchased by Tejanos.

5.

What is a dog run home?

a)

A home built with a central breezeway to keep the homes cool in the summer.

b)

A home built with an area to keep your pets.

c)

A home built near enough to a neighbor to allow the dogs to run between the houses.

d)

A home where the dog runs the house.

6.

Who was a filibuster from the United States that tamed wild horses to make a living, but Mexico suspected he was a spy trying to steal land for the U.S.?

a)

Stephen Austin

b)

Augustus Magee

c)

Gutierrez de Lara

d)

Philip Nolan

7.

What was the State Colonization Law of 1825?

a)

It allowed the empresario system to continue and set guidelines for colonization.

b)

It ended colonization in Texas.

c)

It limited immigration into Texas from the United States.

d)

It created Coahuila y Tejas.

8.

What did the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 require?

a)

That all settlers must convert to Catholicism (become Catholic).

b)

That all settlers must practice whatever religion they choose.

c)

The Centralists must be in power.

d)

That all settlers from the United States must remain citizens of the U.S.

9.

Which political group wanted a smaller central government to share the power with the states government through a representative system?

a)

Centralists

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

10.

Which empresario created and lived near the current city of Gonzales?

a)

Green De Witt

b)

Martin De Leon

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

James Hewetson

11.

Which empresario was able to negotiate with the Native Americans and created the present-day city of Victoria?

a)

Green DeWitt

b)

Martin DeLeon

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

James Hewetson

12.

Which group was inspired by Father Hidalgo's grito to rebel against the Spanish government?

a)

Philip Nolan and his men.

b)

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

c)

expedition of Lorenzo de Zavala

d)

the pirates on Galveston Island

13.

How did Anglo American settlers settle in Texas?

a)

They built missions and presidios.

b)

They used the empresario system.

c)

They searched for gold and riches.

d)

They sold land to the Spanish.

14.

How did the Spanish settle land in Texas?

a)

They built missions and presidios.

b)

They used the empresario system.

c)

They built large ranches and small businesses.

d)

They lived on the Native American settlements

15.

Who was James Long?

a)

A filibuster who captured Nacogdoches and claimed Texas independent from Spain.

b)

He asked Jean Lafitte for help fighting Spain, but was told now and returned to find his brother had been killed by the Spanish.

c)

He was captured and executed in 1822.

d)

All of these.

16.

How did the population of Texas change during the Mexican National Era and the use of the empresario system?

a)

The population decreased due to the lack of religious freedom.

b)

The number of enslaved African Americans in Texas increased.

c)

Indentured servants were brought to Texas from Europe.

d)

Most immigrants were from Europe.

17.

The use of a land agent to make all the arrangements to bring settlers to a colony is known as the

a)

Austin Approach.

b)

American way.

c)

empresario system.

d)

real estate system.

18.

The time period characterized by Anglo American colonization in Texas using the Mexican empresario system is known as the

a)

Mexican National Era

b)

Spanish Colonial Era

c)

Natural Texas and Its People

d)

Unrest and Revolt in Texas

19.

Which empresario founded the first large Anglo American colony in Texas?

a)

Martin DeLeon

b)

Stephen F. Austin

c)

Green DeWitt

d)

James McGloin

20.

Why did Mexico require new settlers to become Mexican citizens, become Catholic and offer extra land to single men who married a Mexican woman?

a)

Because they needed to sell most of the land.

b)

Because they didn't like any of the other religions.

c)

Because they wanted to preserve their Mexican culture.

d)

None of these.

21.

Which empresario had a colony mainly made up of Mexican settlers?

a)

Green DeWitt

b)

Martin DeLeon

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Moses Austin

22.

Why did Anglo Americans migrate to Texas?

a)

To escape debt.

b)

To have a new start.

c)

To buy cheap land and start large ranches and small businesses.

d)

All of these.

23.

Why did Mexicans migrate to Texas?

a)

To buy cheap land and start large ranches and small businesses.

b)

To search for gold.

c)

To escape debt.

d)

All of these.

24.

Which law created Coahuila y Tejas?

a)

The Constitution of 1824

b)

The Colonization Law of 1825

c)

The Law of April 6, 1830

d)

The Declaration of Independence

25.

Who was defeated at the Battle of Medina?

a)

The Spanish Royal Army

b)

The James Long Expedition

c)

The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

d)

The Mexican Army

26.

In what year did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?

a)

1821

b)

1824

c)

1825

d)

1830