Worksheets7th - Unit 4 Mexican Colonization & Empresario System
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How did Mexican officials try to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios?
By introducing Spanish foods to new settlers
By requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
By making settlers take Spanish language tests
By expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing
Who was able to establish a colony near what is present-day Gonzales as an American empresario?
(a)
Name this person:
-a successful Tejano rancher that represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention
-located land for the first Austin colony
-eventually supported Texas independence
(a)
Which battle resulted in the defeat of the Guiterrez-Magee expedition during the Mexican war of independence?
(a)
What was different about Anglo colonization of Texas from the Spanish colonization?
Anglo settlers helped to build missions and presidios
Anglo settlers followed empresarios with land grants
Anglo settlers colonized along the border with Mexico
Anglo settlers hoped to claim land for the US
Why is Stephen F. Austin called the "Father of Texas"?
He established a mission at Galveston Bay.
He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.
He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824.
He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.
Why were most Texas land grants located in east and central Texas?
Land in west and northwest Texas was claimed by France.
American Indian tribes had been pushed out of these areas.
It was a prime location for establishing plantations and ranches.
Mexican officials wanted to settle areas closest to the US.
In which region were the most successful land grants in Texas located?
(a)
What was one major change that occurred in Texas society during the Mexican National Era?
the introduction of cattle ranching
the establishment of Anglo settlements
the fighting of the American Revolution
the conversion of American Indian tribes
What year did Spain grant independence to the colony of Mexico?
(a)
The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 specifically restricted the people's freedom of____?
assembly
Press
Religion
Speech
What event continued the rebellion after the Cry of Dolores?
Battle of Medina
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
Austin bringing 300 Anglo Families
the Long Expedition
Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?
to gain religious freedom
to build mission and forts
to search for cities of gold
to find cheap farmland
Why were Spanish leaders in Mexico concerned with Philip Nolan?
They suspected him of plotting to claim land in Texas for the US.
They knew he was known for spying on Spanish activities for French forces in Louisiana.
They thought Nolan was helping pirates stash stolen gold along the Texas coast.
Check all that apply to James Long.
helped pirates stash stolen gold along the coast of Texas
brought 300 Anglo settlers into Texas
led an army into Nacogdoches and declared Texas' independence from Spain.
captured and executed in 1822
Martin De León's colony was different from DeWitt's colony because it was...
farther north
twice as large
settled by Mexican families
home to Irish Catholic immigrants
As a result of the efforst of empresarios, how did the population of Texas change during the Mexican National Era?
Indentured servants from Europe moved to Texas.
Enslaved African Americans were brought to Texas.
Mexican settlers outnumbered Anglo settlers in Texas.
Migrants from Europe populated Texas in large numbers.
True or False: Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas before empresarios were granted contracts.
True
False
True or False: the Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted before Mexico gained independence from Spain.
True
False
1. Moses Austin was given permission to settle in Texas.
2. ________in 1821.
3. Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted.
4. Empresarios were granted contracts.
The Battle of Medina
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition
The Cry of Dolores
Mexico gained independence from Spain
