WorksheetsUnit 4 Test review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which Empresario...
• established the town of Gonzalez with Anglo settlers?
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
Which Empresario...
• The first successful empresario
• Fulfilled his father’s contract and took 300 Anglo families to Texas
• Known as the Father of Texas
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
Which Empresario...
- brought mostly Mexican settlers to his Texas colony?
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
Which Individual Rights was denied to Anglos living in Texas under the Constitution of 1824?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Press
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Assembly
I was the first to obtain permission to bring Anglo settlers to Spanish Texas; Who am I?
Moses Austin
Stephen Austin
Green De Witt
Martin De Leon
Erasmo Seguin
Which of the following individuals founded an empresario colony in Texas consisting mainly of Mexican families and containing the city now known as Victoria?
Stephen F. Austin
Martín de León
José de Escandón
James Long
The picture shows a painting of Stephen F. Austin, an individual who played a very important role in Texas history.
Which of the following best explains the impact Stephen F. Austin had on the settlement of Texas?
He led a military operation that removed Native Americans from the state.
He encouraged the development of the cattle industry in Texas and was able to provide job opportunities to many settlers.
He developed new agricultural techniques that helped settlers grow more crops.
His success as an empresario led him to encourage others to travel to the state and form new Anglo-American colonies.
Under the Mexican Constitution of 1824, which of the following becomes the national religion of Mexico?
Catholicism
Buddhism
Methodism
Presbytarian
Why were most Texas land grants located in east and central Texas?
Mexican officials wanted to settle a buffer zone between the U.S.A.
American officials claimed the land.
Indian tribes were hostel and Texans were good fighters
Prime location to establish ranches
Which region had the most successful land grants in Texas?
Mountain and Basin
Great Plains
North Central Plains
Coastal Plains
The Colonization Law of 1825 continued the empresario system in Texas, this
Contributed to the development of Texas?
allowed religions freedom
forced Americans to convert to Protestantism to become a citizen of Mexico
Spanish leaders in Mexico distrusted Philip Nolan because
He Spied for the U.S. government
He spied for the French and reported on the Spanish
He told the Mexicans what the French were doin
He was untrustworthy and they didn't like hime
The Mexican National Era ushered in ____________ colonization.
English-French
Anglo-Dutch
Spanish-American
Anglo-American
1821 is significant because:
It's the year Mexico gained its independence.
It's the year Texas gained its independence.
It's the year empresarios gained their independence.
It's the year Coahuila gained its independence.
One who entered into a contract with the Spanish or Mexican government to settle a certain number of families in Texas in exchange for sizable grants of land is a:
Empresario
Empanada
Empress
Emprendedor
The Constitution of 1824 created the state of Coahuila and Texas. This merger eventually resulted in
political tensions that divided the region
spread slavery
increased conflicts with Comanches
The Battle of Medina resulted in
Spain defeating the Gutierrez-Magee expedition
Mexico winning independence
filibusters being removed from Texas
What factor did Stephen F. Austin consider when choosing the location for his colony?
location to mission-presidios
Distance to the United States
Distance to the Mexican border
Availability of natural resources
MEXICO GAINS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN!
Which date is best supported by the above headline?
1718
1803
1821
1836
Who were the “Old Three Hundred”?
The amount of money Austin charged his settlers
The first three hundred settlers in Austin’s colony
The three hundred priests who came to Texas
The last three hundred Native Americans left in Texas
What was not an incentive for settling in Texas?
cheap land
no taxes for 6 years
free land
Most empresario contracts in Texas were in the-
Great Plains
Coastal Plains
North Central Plains
Mountains and Basins
What were NOT requirements to settle in Mexican Texas?
Become Catholic
Become Mexican Citizens
Obey Mexican laws
Own at least 2 slaves
What was the purpose of the Anglo settling in Texas?
Economic reasons-farming, ranching, and shipping
To escape slavery
To end the Spanish control of Mexico
To defend themselves
Philip Nolan, Augustus Magee, James Long, and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara were all...
Influential leaders of New Spain
American Filibusters in Texas
French Explorers of Texas
Defenders of Native American Rights
What is a filibuster?
A Mexican leader who fought for independence
A Spanish priest
A military adventurer from the United States who tried to stir up rebellion in Texas
A slave in Texas
What was the purpose of the Anglo settling in Texas?
Economic reasons-farming, ranching, and shipping
To escape slavery
To end the Spanish control of Mexico
To defend themselves
This filibuster lead an army into Nacodoches and declared Texas independent from Spain. He was captured and executed in 1822.
Peter Bean
William Magee
James Long
Phillip Nolan
Which person does the following describe?
-Empresario
-Leader of the Old Three Hundred
-Founded San Felipe on the Brazos River
Juan Seguin
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Lorenzo de Zavala
How did Mexican officials try to maintain Mexican culture when giving land grants to Anglos?
introducing Spanish food to the new settlers
requiring them to practice Catholicism
administering Spanish language tests to settlers
making the Anglos wear Spanish clothing
