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WorksheetsUNIT 4 empresarios/important words
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following individuals helped free Texas from Mexican rule? Hint* they are NOT an empresario.
a)
Green DeWitt
b)
Mrs Gurley
c)
Philip Nolan
d)
Stephen F Austin
2.
Which of the following individuals was a politician who helped establish the independence of Texas?
a)
Juan Seguin
b)
Green DeWitt
c)
Philip Nolan
d)
James Long
3.
What is the definition of a constitution?
a)
A document outlining the rights of animals
b)
A nation or state's fundamental set of laws
c)
A document outlining the rules of a game
d)
A document outlining the days of the week
4.
What is the definition of an empresario?
a)
A person who engages in unauthorized military expeditions into foreign countries
b)
A person who works as a land agent for the Mexican government
c)
A person who supports a revolution through peaceful means
d)
A person who immigrates to a new country
5.
Which of the following individuals settled mainly Mexican settlers in Texas?
a)
Philip Nolan
b)
Green DeWitt
c)
Martin De Leon
d)
James Long
6.
Which of the following individuals developed a colony centered on the town of Gonzales?
a)
James Long
b)
Philip Nolan
c)
Stephen F Austin
d)
Green DeWitt
7.
What is the definition of immigration?
a)
The movement of goods and services between countries
b)
The movement of animals between countries
c)
The movement of people within the same country
d)
The movement of people living in one country into another country
8.
What is the definition of a filibuster?
a)
A person who works as a land agent for the Mexican government
b)
A person who immigrates to a new country
c)
A person who supports a revolution through peaceful means
d)
A person who engages in unauthorized military expeditions into foreign countries
9.
What was the purpose of the empresario system in Texas?
a)
To establish a new social system in Texas
b)
To establish a new government in Texas
c)
To bring settlers into Texas
d)
To create a new economic system in Texas
10.
What is the definition of a Tejano?
a)
A person of Mexican descent living in Texas
b)
A person of African descent living in Texas
c)
A person of Native American descent living in Texas
d)
A person of French descent living in Texas
11.
What is the definition of a land grant?
a)
A tract of land given by the government
b)
A tract of land purchased by settlers
c)
A tract of land given by Native American tribes
d)
A tract of land given by the church
12.
Which of the following individuals led an unsuccessful expedition to seize control of Spanish Texas?
a)
Philip Nolan
b)
Green DeWitt
c)
James Long
d)
Stephen F Austin
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