WorksheetsMexican National Era - Bowie Middle 23
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which filibuster thought that Texas should be part of the United States?
Philip Nolan
Agustus MaGee
Jean Lafitte
James Long
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Mexican National Era of Texas History?
Explorers like Cabeza de Vaca
Filibusters trying to claim independence for Texas
Mexican Independence from Spain
the Battle of Medina
What year was San Antonio founded?
1718
1824
1720
1821
What was NOT a result of Mexican independence?
Texas would join the United States
Equality for all people (banning slavery)
Freedom from Spanish rule
Catholicism would become the official religion of Mexico
Who started the idea of independence from Spain?
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Gutierrez and MaGee
Philip Nolan
Who is know as the "Father of Mexican Independence"
Augustin de Iturbide
James Long
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Philip Nolan
When did Mexico win it's independence from Spain?
1821
1813
1836
1810
What did Mexico win from Spain?
Independence
$15 Million Dollars
The Louisiana Purchase
The Mississippi River
Who was president of the U.S. when the Louisiana Purchase happened?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
James Madison
George Washington
Which country sold Louisiana to the U.S.
France
England
Canada
Spain
What is the Grito de Delores (Cry of Delores)?
The call for revolution from Spain
The call for revolution from Mexico
The call for revolution from France
The call for revolution from England
How many years does the Mexican National Era last?
15
50
13
10
Which is NOT something the Louisiana Territory did for the US?
Doubled the population of the US
Doubled the land of the US
Gave them access to the whole Mississippi River
Made New Spain it's neighbor.
Which is NOT a job of an empresario?
to bring people to settle in Texas
To begin new colonies in Mexico
To sell land to settlers
To begin new towns in Texas
What it the definition of an empresario?
a land agent, beinging settlers to Texas
a candidate to become emperor
a person that does a great empression
settlers comeing to Texas
Who was Moses Austin?
The 1st Empresario of Texas for Spain
The leader of the original settlers to Texas
A successful Spanish businessman
A rancher and political leader of San Antonio de Bexar
Who is Stephen F Austin?
Took over Anglo-American colonization from his father, most successful empresario.
Was a famous lawyer from New Orleans.
Was the commander of the troops at the Battle of Medina
Established the State Capital of Texas: Austin
What it the definition of an empresario?
a land agent, beinging settlers to Texas
a candidate to become emperor
a person that does a great empression
settlers comeing to Texas
Who assisted both Moses and Stephen Austin in obtaining their land grant?
Erasmo Seguin
Juan Seguin
Jose Navarro
James Long
What did the settlers of Austin's colony become known as?
The Old Three Hundred
Three Hundred Old People
The New Three Hundred
Three Hundred Settlers
The Old Three Hundred was the original . . .
300 families of Austin's colony
300 men of Austin's colony
300 people of Austin's colony
300 farms of Austin's colony
Who is later known as "The Father of Texas"
Stephen F Austin
Moses Austin
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Which is NOT part of the Constitution of 1824
Gave freedom of Religion
allowed voters to elect representatives
set-up a two house legislature
created the new state of Coahuila y Tejas
When did Mexico write it's constitution?
1821
1820
1825
1824
Who negotiated the empresario system with Mexico?
Moses Austin and Erasmo Seguin
Stephen F Austin and Erasmo Seguin
Moses Austin and Stephen F Austin
Stephen F Austin and Juan Suguin
Which is Not something given by the Constitution of 1824?
The right to own slaves
Limited power to the central government
broad power to the states
divided power aming 3 branches of government
According to this Unit, an immigrant is . . .
a person who moves from one country to another
a person who move from one city to another in the same country
a person that move across the town
a person that brought others to settle in another country
According to the State Colonization Law of 1825, which is NOT required to settle in Mexican Texas?
Become Catholic
Speak Spanish
Spend only pesos
Be a good person
What does GTT mean?
Gone to Texas
Greasy Ten Toes
Great Texas Towns
Grass n Trees in Texas
How did Spain colonize a place?
Built missions, presidos, then towns
Built farms, towns and missions
Built missions, farms, and made money
Built Farms and Towns to make money
How did Anglos settle a place?
they built farms and towns to make money
They built missions, presidos, and formed towns
they built missions and towns to make money.
The built farms, presidos, and spoke Spanish
If it was illegal to have slaves in Mexico, why was it OK for settlers to bring their slaves to Texas?
They did it despite it being illegal
They adopted their slaves so they were just family.
They hired their slaves instead of owning them.
What were the Anglo settlers really in it for when coming to Texas?
Making money off of cash crops
trying to bring as many slaves as they could bring
they tried having as many kids as they could so they could get more land
they grew cash crops to feed as many people as they could
What were the 1st Anglo settlers called?
300 Settlers
Old 300
First 300
Anglo 300
Which is a problem in Texas for Mexico?
Too many soldiers
Not enough people
Too many people
Not enough water
What document was written in 1824?
Spanish Federal Declaration of Independence
Mexican Preamble
Spanish Bill of Rights
Mexican Federal Constitution
Which one is not a requirement to come as a colonist to Texas?
Become Catholic
Honor the Mexican Governmant
Money
Be a loyal Mexican citizen
Why did thousands of Anglo Americans move to Texas in the 1820s?
promise of abundant employment opportunities
promise of cheap land
the promise of self-governance
promise of religious tolerance
The first families that settled in Stephen F Austin's colony was later known as...
Fredonia
Mier Y Teran
Austin's 1st Colony
The Old Three Hundred
Who was the 1st Anglo American to get permission to bring settlers to Texas , but he died before he saw his dream come true?
Moses Austin
Stephen F Austin
Juan Seguin
Martin De Leon
After Mexico gained its _______________ from Spain, Texas became part of Mexico.
Independence
Filibuster
Boundary
Constitution
