Worksheets2nd 6 Weeks Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Typically located near a water source, Typically located near fields for farming, Protected typically provided by a nearby fort
Reservation
Empresario
Presidio
Mission
The actions of Fray Damian Massanet are most similar to the actions of which of the following individuals?
Francisco Hidalgo
Martin de Alarcon
La Mothe Cadillac
Diego Ramon
Which of the following was an effect of the increase in Americans moving to Texas?
The US created incentives to keep Americans from emigrating.
The Texan economy got stronger as more people joined the workforce.
Native Texans were driven further off of their ancestral lands.
The Mexican government passed restrictions on Americans emigrating to Texas.
Which of the following groups of early Texas settlers were responsible for the construction of missions such as this one throughout Texas?
Italian Settlers
Mexican Settlers
Central American Settlers
Spanish Settlers
What was the root of the conflict between Green DeWitt and Martin de Leon?
Land rights
Trade routes into the settlements
The legality of slavery
Religion
Ballet Folklorico companies celebrate-
Appalachian folk dance
Russian ballet
Mexican culture and dance
Mediterranean culture and dance
Why did the empresario system initially meet the needs of both Anglo settlers and Mexican authorities?
Both the Anglo settlers and Mexican government wanted to defend the land against French settlers from Louisiana.
The empresario system capitalized on the desires of both the Anglo settlers and the Mexican government to spread Spanish culture.
The Anglo settlers fled america due to religious persecution, and Mexico did not care about religion.
Anglo settlers were looking for work, and Mexico needed people who were willing to work their land.
Which of the following was a motivation to settle Texas that was shared by Mexico and Spain?
The desire to continue to hunt for gold
The desire to expand trade westward
The desire to protect the land from invasion
The desire to create a more stable economy
Stephen F. Austin is considered the founder of Anglo-American Texas because —
he led Texan troops at the Battle of San Jacinto
he refused to take up arms against the Mexican government
he brought colonists from the United States to Texas
he refused to involve the United States in the Texas Revolution
Before Texas won independence from Mexico, all Texans were required to adopt which belief system?
Atheism
Shamanism
Catholocism
Puritanism
Which statement indentifies the friars' point of view about the relationship between soldiers and Native Americans?
Many friars thought the soldiers treated the Native Americans too harshly
Many friars thought presidios should be built closer to the missoins so that the soldiers and the Native Americans could learn to trust each other.
Many friars thought the soldiers were too accommodating with the Native Americans
Many friars thought soldiers should continue to use force with the Native Americans until attacks on the missions stopped
Which of the following headings best fits in the center circle in this graphic organizer?
Spanish methods of settlement in Texas
French methods of settlement in Texas
Mexican methods of settlement in Texas
Anglo American of settlement in Texas
The provisions of the State Colonization Law of 1825. The law encouraged settlement by
giving land away for free and not requiring settlers to pay taxes
welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and religions to settle in Texas.
giving similar amounts of land to families and to single men who married
offering the best land with water resources to men who married Mexican women.
During which era did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in Texas?
Mexican National
Early Statehood
Spanish Colonial
Revolution and Republic
How did Spain attempt to control Texas during the Spanish Colonial era?
It established missions and military posts.
It fought wars with the United States, Mexico, and France.
It forced Native Americans out of their traditional lands.
It gave large tracts of land to Spaniards who settled there.
What lesson did the Spanish explorers learn from the failure of the first missions?
To learn the language of the Caddo
To keep the Native Texans out of the mission
To secure a constant stream of supplies
To cooperate with the French traders
Which of the following Spanish missions in Texas was established first?
Corpus Christi de la Yselta
San Francisco de los Tejas
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de los Adaes
San Antonio de Valero
Which of the following events helped Americans Moses Austin and Stephen F. Austin settle Texas?
Stephen F. Austin gathered support for the movement in Missouri while Moses Austin traveled to Texas.
The Baron de Bastrop convinced the governor that Moses Austin's plan was not a plot to take land away from Spain.
The Mexican parliament decided that letting in American settlers would be worth any disagreement with Spain.
Moses Austin appealed directly to the King of Spain to obtain permission to settle in Texas.
What was Mexico’s policy regarding slavery in Texas?
An 1829 law freed the enslaved people who had been brought to Texas by settlers.
An 1829 law ended slavery in Mexico, but it was not enforced in Texas.
An 1829 law ended slavery in Mexico and Texas.
Slavery was allowed throughout Mexico and in Texas.
How did the establishment of French trading posts in modern-day Mississippi after the desertion of Fort St. Louis affect Spanish-French relations in Texas?
The Spanish continued to keep watch on the French, but no other move was made.
The Spanish sent groups to destroy French trading posts.
The Spanish built missions to strengthen their hold over the land.
The Spanish allowed French traders into the territory under the condition that they would settle there.
