WorksheetsThe Mexican National Era
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why had only three settlements been established in Spanish Texas by 1820?
Few settlers wanted to move there.
The French controlled the area.
Native Americans owned the land.
The land was too rugged.
Why did Moses Austin travel to San Antonio in 1820?
To plead with his son, Stephen Austin, to carry out the "Texas Venture"
To bring home an enslaved African American named Richmond
To present his plan for bringing 300 Anglo-American families to Texas
To meet with the Baron de Bastrop, a man he had once met in New Orleans
Why did Stephen Austin request additional lands along the coast?
Austin was concerned about French attacks further inland.
Austin planned to base his colony on trade, rather than on farming.
Austin feared that the United States would take the land along the coast.
It would be easier to transport settlers and supplies to Austin's colony.
Why was the first voyage of the Lively to transport colonists to Texas a failure?
The ship only made it to New Orleans.
The ship was captured by the Mexicans.
The ship was blown off course and most of the colonists never met up with Austin.
The ship sailed without enough supplies.
While Stephen Austin stayed in Mexico City, what actions did he take to help him obtain a contract from Mexico for his colony?
He learned Spanish and gained an understanding of Mexican culture.
He befriended a number of Spanish officials.
He helped a number of Mexican officials win election.
He threatened to make his colony a part of the United States.
What was one effect of the Constitution of 1824 on Texas?
Mexico raised taxes in Texas.
Texas was united with another former Spanish province.
The new government did not allow Texas to be represented in the legislature
Settlers in Texas had to return home.
Which of the following actions did the colonization law of 1824 allow the individual Mexican states to take?
Make decisions about issuing land grants.
Decide who could immigrate to Texas and who could not.
Declare independence from Mexico.
Establish colonies anywhere along the Texas coast.
What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National Era?
Mexico's independence in 1821
The unification of Coahuila and Texas into one state in 1824
The passage of the 1824 colonization law
The founding of San Felipe de Austin 1824
How did the Mexican Law of April 6, 1830, affect the DeWitt colony?
The law allowed DeWitt to provide beef to Native Americans in the area.
It helped DeWitt and his partner, James Kerr, to fund their business venture.
It limited immigration to Texas, which kept the colony from growing.
It allowed all the residents of their colony to buy more land.
Who founded the most successful Anglo American Colony in Texas?
Stephen Austin
Sterling C. Robertson
Green DeWitt
Martin De Leon
Why did Stephen Austin attempt to find settlers of greater education?
He though they might prove to be more dependable
He needed money to start his colony
He wanted to buy as many acres as he could afford
He thought educated people would be able to find the best farmland
Which group made up most of the settlers in Stephen Austin's first colony?
Freed slaves
ranchers
bankers
farmers
Who among the Old Three Hundred helped found Rutersville College, the first college in Texas?
Jared E. Groce
R.M. Williamson
John and Mary Crownover Rabb
Andrew and Nancy Robinson
How did the 1829 law banning slavery affect Texas?
All enslaved persons in Texas were immediately freed
Cotton could no longer be grown in Texas
The law was not enforced in Texas
Texas became a refuge for escaped slaves
Into what three departments was Texas organized?
Austin, DeWitt, and De Leon
Mexico, Texas, and the United States
Bexar, Brazos, and Nacogdoches
San Antonio, Independence, and Goliad
Moses Austin became wealthy by mining lead.
True
False
Lead was commonly used at the time to make machines.
True
False
Native American tribe that raided Texas Settlements.
Karankawa
La Bahia
Erasmo Seguin
Governor of Spanish Texas?
Antonio Martinez
La Bahia
Baron de Bastrop
Centralists believed the central government should be stronger than the states.
True
False
Colonies in Texas did not grow during the Mexican National Era.
True
False
The property of Green DeWitt and James Kerr was next to Austin's colony.
True
False
Stephen Austin's first colony was one of the least successful in Texas.
True
False
Wrote books and letters that provide a record of the colonial period
Mary Austin Holley
Frances Trask
Jared E. Groce
Opened a boarding school for girls in Independence
Martin De Leon
Frances Trask
Juan de Almonte
