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WorksheetsFilibusters and Empresarios of Texas
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
One major change that occurred in Texas society during the Mexican National era includes-
the introduction of cattle ranching
the establishment of Anglo settlements
the fighting of the American Revolution
the conversion of American Indian tribes
"Spain should abandon all missions and presidios except those at La Bahia and San Antonio. The Spanish population in East Texas should be moved to San Antonio." Who made the previously listed recommendations to the Spanish government in his report?
Marques de Rubi
Jose Gutierrez de Lara
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
General James Wilkinson
Which event occurred in 1821?
Texas sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War
Texas had a boundary dispute with Mexico
Mexico gained its independence from Spain
Mexico invaded the Republic of Texas
Why did Philip Nolan concern Spanish leaders in Mexico?
He was thought to be helping pirates stash stolen gold along the Texas coast
He was known for spying on Spanish activities for French forces in Louisiana
He was suspected of plotting to claim land in Texas for Canada
He was responsible for making maps and stealing wild mustangs from Texas prairies
The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition was formed to-
convince the United States to support Mexico
suppress any attempts by settlers to rebel in Texas
defend settlers from attacks from Native Americans
continue the rebellion started by Father Hidalgo
Which filibuster was very angry about the Adams-Onis treaty? He was later captured and executed in 1822 after leading an army into Nacogdoches and declaring Texas' independence from Spain.
Philip Nolan
Augustus Magee
Dr. James Long
Shorty
As a result of the Adams-Onis treaty, SPAIN secured control of ______ and gave ________ to the United States.
Florida; the Neutral Ground
Florida; Texas
Louisiana; Texas
Texas; Florida
Who is known as the Mother of Texas?
Abigail Adams
Dolly Madison
Martha Washington
Jane Long
Which of the following is the definition of a filibuster?
a person who organizes and manages a business
a person who wages unofficial war on a country, acting for their own benefit
an important financier or industrialist
a person in charge of an empire
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla helped start the Mexican struggle for independence with his
resignation speech
eulogy for King Philip of Spain
Sermon to the Masses
Grito de Delores
What impact did Mexico's independence from Spain have on the colonization of Texas?
Mexicans began to search for gold in Texas
Settlers in Texas were required to learn French
Thousands of people came to Texas to claim land
Texas was given to England in a treaty to end the war
The Constitution of 1824 created the state of Coahuila y Tejas. This merger of the two geographic regions eventually resulted in-
political tensions that divided the region
an end to immigration in the region
increased conflicts with Native American tribes
the spread of slavery further into Mexico
Which were the top two classes in New Spain?
Indians and Mestizos
Mestizos and Criollos
Criollos and Peninsulares
Mestizos and Peninsulares
The _______ were the social class of people in New Spain who were of mixed Spanish and Native American blood (3rd class).
Indians
Criollos
Peninsulares
Mestizos
Why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820s?
to find cheap land
to gain religious freedom
to build missions and forts
to search for cities of gold
Who as the leader of the Old 300?
Juan Seguin
Stephen F Austin
This is Sparta!
Lorenzo de Zavala
The colony established by Martin de Leon differed from the DeWitt colony because it was -
settled by Mexican families
farther north
twice as large
home to Irish Catholic immigrants
What do we call a person in charge of dividing up Mexican land and selling it to American settlers?
Filibuster
Broker
Empresario
Revolutionary
One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by-
requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing
introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers
Administering Spanish language tests to settlers
How did Anglo colonization of Texas differ from Spanish colonization of Texas?
Anglo settlers helped build missions and presidios
Anglo settlers bought land grants from empresarios
Anglo settlers hoped to claim land for Mexico
Anglo settlers colonized in Mexico City
As a result of the efforts of empresarios, how did the population of Texas change?
Mexican settlers outnumbered Anglo settlers in Texas
Enslaved African Americans were not brought to Texas
Indentured servants from Europe moved to Texas
Americans populated Texas in large numbers
Which of the following was NOT a requirement for settling in Texas?
You had to become Catholic
You had to be of good moral character
You had to become a citizen of your new country
You had to have relatives in Mexico
