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Stephen Austin Quiz Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave Moses Austin permission to start an Anglo-American settlement in Texas?

a)

a. Mexico

b)

b. Spain

c)

c. France

d)

d. Native Americans

2.

What was the area where Stephen Austin started his colony San Felipe de Austin?

a)

a. between the Mississippi River and Brazos River

b)

b. by the Atlantic Ocean

c)

c. between the Brazos River and Colorado River

d)

d. by the hill country

3.

Stephen Austin promised Spain he would settle how many families?

a)

a. 500

b)

b. 100

c)

c. 50

d)

d. 300

4.

Why could Austin not get the papers to prove his settlers owned their land in the colony?

a)

a. someone lost the documents

b)

b. Spain lied to Austin about settling their colony

c)

c. Mexico just won Texas in a war and didn't give them permission to settle

d)

d. Spain changed their minds

5.

When Austin returned from Mexico what did he find in his colony?

a)

a. an established perfect little colony

b)

b. everyone was gone

c)

c. a drought had killed the crops and Karankawa had killed some settlers

d)

d. Spain took over the colony

6.

Austin created rules for his colony to keep it running successfully. Which is NOT a rule he created?

a)

a. settlers had to be educated

b)

b. no criminals were allowed

c)

c. lazy people were not allowed

d)

d. no children were allowed

7.

Who was the San Antonio colonist who convinced Spain to let Moses Austin start an anglo-American colony?

a)

a. Moses Austin

b)

b. Stephen Austin

c)

c. Baron de Bastrop

d)

d. John Museabach

8.

Who was known as the "father of Texas" he brought the first 300 families to Texas and started the first successful anglo-American colony?

a)

a. Moses Austin

b)

b. Baron de Bastrop

c)

c. Santa Anna

d)

d. Stephen Austin

9.

What kind of grant did Texas settlers receive?

a)

a. money

b)

b. land

c)

c. gold

d)

d. silver

10.

What Indian Tribe attacked Austin's settlement?

a)

a. Karankawa

b)

b. Apache

c)

c. Tonkwawa

d)

d. Comanche