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Mexican National Era

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the significance of 1821?
a)
LaSalle was killed by his own men
b)
Mexico declared independence from Spain
c)
Stephen F. Austin was imprisoned in Mexico
d)
The year of the Fredonian Rebellion 
2.
The first families that settled in SFA's colony was later known as...
a)
Fredonia
b)
Mier Y Teran 
c)
Austin's 1st Colony
d)
The Old Three Hundred
3.
All of the following were true regarding the Constitution of 1824 except ?
a)
Mexico raised taxes in Texas. 
b)
 Texas was united with Coahuila because of the Small Population 
c)
 The official religion was catholic
d)
The Central Government was weak 
4.
Who was the 1st Anglo American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas , but he died before he saw his dream come true?
a)
Moses Austin
b)
SFA
c)
Juan Seguin
d)
Martin De Leon
5.
What was so appealing about Texas that made Americans want to move there?
a)
cheap land
b)
wanted to fight in the war
6.
Mexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as the _____ era.
a)
Mexican Imperial
b)
Mexican National
c)
Texas Colonial
d)
Spanish Colonial
7.
Mexican native _____ brought more than 100 families from Mexico to Texas.
a)
Baron de Bastrop
b)
Martin De Leon
c)
Erasmo Seguin
d)
Lorenzo de Zavala
8.
Green dewitt was the 2nd most successful empresario because he brought 
a)
200 anglo settlers 
b)
400 anglo settlers 
c)
600 anglo settlers 
d)
300 anglo settlers 
9.
a)
Spanish converter of American Indians to Catholicism
b)
Mexican liberator of American Indians on Reservations 
c)
An Anglo settler trying to acquire cheap land and populate Texas 
d)
Mexican Rancher wanting to develop Spanish Settlements
10.
Where were the most successful Empresario settlements located 
a)
Mountains and Basins 
b)
Great Plains 
c)
North Central Plains 
d)
Gulf Coastal Plains 
11.
Mexican National Era ushered in _______________ Colonization 
a)
Anglo 
b)
French 
c)
Dutch 
d)
Chinese 
12.
What was a requirement to settle in Austin's colony based on the Colonization Law of 1825?
a)
Develop friendly relationships
b)
owns slaves
c)
Catholic conversion, moral Character, Become a loyal Mexican citizen
d)
MakeTexas it's own state
13.
a)
Spanish Freedom 
b)
Mexican Liberation 
c)
Anglo Emancipation
d)
African Sovereignty
14.
SFA became known as the "Father of Texas" because
a)

He discovered TX

b)
He brought the Old 300 and started the 1st colony
c)
He started the first Catholic Church
15.
1821  --> The Spanish Government grants Moses Austin permission to settle TX1821 --> ?????1821 --> SFA created a new colonization plan
What could replace the question marks?
a)
Mexican Independence from Spain
b)
Old 300 arrive
c)
Louisiana purchase is bought
16.
This is a mission system, what does it represent?
a)
Anglo settlement
b)
Spanish methods of settlement
c)
Spanish style of Architecture
17.
What does this picture represent?
a)
Spanish settlement
b)
French shelters
c)
Anglo settlement
18.
How did most African Americans come to live in the early Texas settlements? 
a)
Southern farmers brought enslaved African Americans into Texas.
b)
Governors in Mexico encouraged African Americans to settle in Texas.
c)
Free African Americans bought most of the available land.
d)
Free African Americans fled to Texas from Mexico.
19.
Why did the people of Mexico (New Spain) rebel against Spanish rule​?
a)
New Spain wanted to Join the United States
b)
Spanish governors were closing down missions
c)
Spain would not allow slavery
d)
New Spain's economy was hurting due to the way Spanish controlled the territory which led to Taxes
20.

Who determined who had the right to vote under the Mexican Constitution of 1824?

a)

The President

b)

The state and local government

c)

The town mayor

21.

This era had missions built all over East Texas and saw the State of Coahuila y Tejas established.

a)

Spanish Colonial Era

b)

Mexican National Era

c)

United States National Era

22.

What do Father Miguel Hidalgo and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez have in common?

a)

both contributed to Mexico's independence from Spain

b)

Both created missions in East Texas

c)

Both were empresarios who brought anglo colonists to Texas

d)

Both helped write the Colonization Law of 1825

23.

_____________ caused Spain to lose control of Mexico and Texas.

a)

failure of the mission system

b)

failure to find gold in Texas

c)

The French captured presidios and missions in East Texas

d)

social, political, and economic inequality

24.

. What was the significance of 1821?

a)

San Antonio was founded by the Spanish.

b)

The Texas coastline was mapped by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda.

c)

Francisco Vásquez Coronado discovered Cíbola.

d)

Mexico won its independence from Spain.

25.

· Catholicism was the official religion

· President elected by the states

· Central government was weak

· States had most of the power

The list above describes the ________________________.

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

Treaty of Cordoba

d)

State Colonization Law of 1825

26.

Mexico wanted to settle land in Texas because they feared they would lose control over the land if they did not establish settlements. This is known as________________.

a)

Anglo Colonization

b)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

c)

State Colonization Law of 1825

d)

Spanish Mission System

27.

A system created by Mexico where land agents (known as empresarios) receive pieces of land from the Mexican government to settle families is called____________.

a)

Empresario System

b)

State Colonization Law of 1825

c)

Mexican Constitution of 1824

d)

Mexican Independence

28.
First American to receive Spanish land grant in Mexico, later Texas. He died and passed land to his son
a)
Moses Austin
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Martin De Leon
d)
Green De Witt
29.

· Known as the “Father of Texas”

· Approval by the Mexican Government to settle 300 families

· Brought the “Old Three Hundred” to Texas

· Convinced Mexico to allow slavery in Texas

The items in the box above are characteristics associated with _________.

a)

Moses

Austin

b)

Stephen F.

Austin

c)

Green

De Witt

d)

Martin

De Leon

30.
Who was the only Mexican Empresario in Texas?
a)
Martin de Leon
b)
Erasmo Seguin
c)
Fray Hidalgo
d)
Philip Nolan

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