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WorksheetsGone to Texas Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What did the letters GTT stand for in the 1820s across the American frontier?
Gone to Texas
Going to Town
Goodbye to Trouble
Get to Travel
Who was charged by the Mexican government to settle Texas?
Native Americans
Empresarios
Jane Long
Stephen F. Austin
What was the cost of an acre of land in Austin's colony?
25 cents
12.5 cents
1 dollar
50 cents
What was the main reason for some people to come to Texas?
To escape debt
To start a business
To explore new land
To find gold
What were some of the challenges faced by the first colonists in Texas?
All of the above
Physically demanding tasks
Lack of suitable shelter
Native American attacks
Which Native American tribes were angry about the colonists living on their land?
Iroquois and Shawnee
Karankawa and Tonkawa
Apache and Comanche
Cherokee and Sioux
What did Jane Long do in Brazoria?
Became a lawyer
Started a newspaper
Built a bank
Operated a boarding house
What was the name of the law that allowed Americans to settle in Texas?
The Colonization Law of 1823
The Settlement Act of 1820
The Frontier Law of 1825
The American Immigration Act of 1822
What was the primary crop grown by the early Texas colonists?
Cotton
Wheat
Corn
Rice
Who was known as the 'Father of Texas'?
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
James Bowie
William B. Travis
