WorksheetsTExas Mexico
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What were the 3 requirements for Settlers in Texas?
Why did many American settlers move to Texas in the 1820s?
They were promised land by the Mexican government.
Texas had better schools.
They wanted to escape U.S. laws.
They were seeking gold.
Explain why the new Mexican laws upset American settlers.
In what year did Mexico abolish slavery, causing tensions with settlers?
(a)
Choose the 3 best answers to what Mexico wanted all settlers who came to Texas to become...
Mexican Citizens
Become Catholic
Had to be rich
Speak Spanish
What group did Stephen F. Austin bring to Texas
Spanish
Tejanos
The Anglos
Native Americans
Texas
Texas 1821-1836
Texas 1845-Present
Texas 1519-1821
Texas own country 1836-1845
Match the following dates with the correct event that happened in that year.
1519
Mapping of the Texas coast
1718
city of San Antonio was established
1821
Mexican independence from Spain
1836
Texas independence from Mexico
Match the following countries with the state of Texas in 1835.
Spain
Texas was a state in this country in the early 1800s.
United States
Texas became a part of this country after 1845.
Mexico
Texas was a state in this country in 1835.
North America
This is a continent, not a country.
Match the following with the correct response
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
President and LEader of MExico
Stephen F. Austin
Took over for his father-brought Old 300
Moses Austin
Left Missouri to obtain land grant in TX
Father Hidalgo
Wrote "Cry for Dolores"
What is the river we share with Mexico called in the United States?
Mississippi River
Rio Bravo
Rio Grande
Nile River
Which Mexican peninsula is in the western part of Mexico?
Yucatan Peninsula
Tehuantepec Peninsula
Mexican Peninsula
Baja California
Who led the first wave of American Settlers into Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
Davey Crockett
William Travis
Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana
Why did Texans fight for independence from Mexico?
Mexico closed the border to new US immigrants
Santa Anna became the leader of Mexico, and the Texans did not like him.
Mexico wanted to abolish slavery
All of the above
The capital city of Texas is named in honor of . . .
Sam Houston
Miguel Hidalgo
Vicente Guerrero
Stephen F. Austin
Hint - This is the same year that Stephen F. Austin brought the first of the "Old 300" settlers to Texas
