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WorksheetsUnit 5: The Empresario System
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What did land grants help motivate?
Motivated people to grow more crops.
Motivated settlers to move to Texas.
Motivated the Mexicans to run from the Spanish
Name the Empresario!
- The first Mexican Empresario
- He brought 100 settlers to Texas
- He and his wife founded the town of Victoria, Texas
Moses Austin
Gail Borden
Martin De Leon
The Texas setters preferred the Mexican rule because _______________
Mexico gave them all land grants
Mexico let them have more of a say
Mexico protected them from potential invasions
Name that Empresario!
- Brought the "ole 300"
- First American Empresario
- Established the first Texas settlement in 1822
Lorenzo De Zavala
Moses Austin
Stephen F. Austin
Click all that apply: What did Martin De Leon do?
Founded Victoria, Texas with his wife
Was the FIRST empresario
Was an Empresario who brought settlers to the new colonies
Click all that apply: What were traits of the Spanish settlers?
Learned to grow crops such as beans & Squash
Brought the 1st horses to Texas
Brought the 1st turkeys to Texas
Raised the 1st domestic sheep & goats
Who did Mexico and Spain want to start colonies?
American Indians
Sam Houston
Empresarios
The U.S
Click all that apply:
What is the difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources?
Nonrenewable resources are source we will never run out of
Renewable resources are source we will never run out of
Nonrenewable resources are source we will run out of eventually
Both resources are infinite!!!!
Which body of water is closest to Houston?
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Click all that apply:
What are some things that Stephen F. Austin did as an Empresario?
Traveled to Mexico city
Founded Victoria, Texas
Served in the Mexico Government
Divided the land around the Brazos River
