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Explorers, Filibusters, & Empresarios

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Father Miguel Hidalgo

a)

Priest who started the Mexican Revolution

b)

The first filibuster in Texas

c)

An Olympic marathon runner

d)

Horse theif

2.

Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

a)

Continued Hidalgo's work by asking the US for help.

b)

A concert pianist

c)

Friar who founded the first mission

d)

Dog trainer to the king of Spain 

3.

Augustus Magee

a)

Joined Gutierrez de Lara in the fight for Mexican Indepdence

b)

Domesticated the first guinea pig.

c)

The last of the filibusters

d)

Priest who called for the Meixcan Revolution 

4.

Jean Lafitte

a)

French pirate

b)

French chef

c)

French movie star

d)

French friar

5.

James Long

a)

The last filibuster

b)

The viceroy of Spain

c)

Pirate who took over Galveston Island

d)

Conquistador who defeated the Aztec Empire

6.

Christopher Columbus

a)

Discovered North and South America for the Spanish

b)

Shipwrecked attempting to establish a colony in Lousiana. Killed by his own men.

c)

Defeated the Aztec Empire

d)

Created the first map of Texas.

7.

Coronado

a)

Searched for the seven cities of Cibola (gold and silver)

b)

Created the first map of Texas

c)

Shipwrecked and lived among Native Americans where he became a respected member of their society

d)

Discovered North and South America in 1492

8.

La Salle

a)

French fur trader famous for his prized beaver pelts

b)

Shipwrecked trying to find the mouth of the Mississippi River. Killed by his own men.

c)

Mapped Texas for the first time

d)

Was the first person to see the Rocky Mountains

9.

Moses Austin

a)

Dreamed of starting a settlement in Texas. Died and had to ask his son to carry on his legacy.

b)

Parted the Red Sea so the Jews could escape from Egypt.

c)

The first person to live in Austin, Texas.

d)

Discovered North and South America in 1492.

10.

Stephen F. Austin

a)

Father of Texas

b)

Brought 300 Anglo Americans to Texas to settle.

c)

Carried on his father's dying wish

d)

All the above

11.

Martin de Leon

a)

Mexican empresario

b)

Portuguese empresario

c)

Norwegian empresario

d)

Fraudulent empesario

12.

Green Dewitt

a)

Settled his followers next to Stephen F. Austin

b)

Settled his followers in El Paso

c)

Settled his followers in New Mexico

d)

Settled his people in Arkansas

13.

Philip Nolan

a)

The first filibuster in Texas

b)

The last filibuster in Texas

c)

Discovered North and South America in 1492

d)

President of Texas

e)

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