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WorksheetsColonization of Texas Task Cards
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is known as the “Father of Texas?”
A. Moses Austin
B. Sam Houston
C. Stephen F. Austin
D. Christopher Columbus
How is Moses Austin related to Stephen F. Austin?
A. His uncle
B. His grandfather
C . His father
D. His cousin
What do you call someone who is given permission by a government to settle an area?
A. empresario
B. explorer
C. conquistador
D. leader
What was Stephen F. Austin going to college to become?
a doctor
a senator
a lawyer
a veterinarian
What country was in control of Texas during colonization?
A. Mexico
B. United States
C. Russia
D. France
What was the first group of Americans who came to Texas with an empresario called?
A. New 300
B. Bold 300
C. Old 300
D. Same 300
Who brought the Old 300 to Texas?
A. Moses Austin
B. Sam Houston
C. Stephen F. Austin
D. Christopher Columbus
What is land owned by another country called?
A. a country
B. a state
C. a community
D. a territory
What do you call a person who travels to build a new community or home?
settler
leader
explorer
pioneer
What do you call a person in the first group of people to settle an area?
settler
leader
explorer
pioneer
How old was Stephen F. Austin when he died?
34
94
43
27
What territory did the United States buy that doubled their size including land around Texas?
A. Alaska
B. The Louisiana Purchase
C. Russia
D. Canada
Which is NOT a reason people left the East to come to Texas?
Too expensive
Low taxes
No jobs
No land
What was the capital of Texas during this time?
A. Washington on the Brazos
B. Houston
C. San Felipe de Austin
D. San Antonio
Which empresario and his wife settled what is now Victoria, TX?
A. Stephen F. Austin
B. Don Martin de Leon
C. Moses Austin
D. Haden Edwards
When did Mexico gain independence from Spain?
A. 1821
B. 1921
C. 1721
D. 2021
Moses Austin led the Old 300 to Texas.
True
False
