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Mexican Colonization Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one effect of the Mexican Independence?

a)

Establishing Catholic Missions

b)

Immigration to the U.S. became bigger

c)

Hidalgo gave the “Grito de Dolors”

d)

Sam Houston helped free Spanish

2.

“My children: a new dispensation comes to us today. Will you receive it? Will you free yourselves? Will you recover the lands stolen three hundred years ago from your forefathers by the hated Spaniards?” Who said this? Why did they say this?

a)

Sam F. Houston, to free the Native Americans

b)

Green DeWitt, wanted to buy the Louisiana Purchase

c)

Father Miguel Hidalgo, wanted Mexican Independence

d)

Moses Austin, wanted to establish 300 families in Texas

3.

Why did Mexico have beef with Spain?

a)

For political, economical, and social reasons

b)

Mexico wanted freedom

c)

Spain wanted control of Texas

d)

The Anglos wanted more land

4.

Why was Father Miguel Hidalgo important?

a)

He wanted Mexican Independence.

b)

He wanted to establish Catholic churches.

c)

He wanted to be homecoming Prince.

d)

He wanted to sail to Spain.

5.

What did Jose Gutierrez de Lara want?

a)

To colonize Spain

b)

To bring Texas and USA together

c)

To help with Mexican independence

d)

To bring people to the U.S.

6.

What did Martin de Leon do?

a)

Gained Mexican independence

b)

Settled Mexicans in Texas

c)

Brought a 1000 families to settle in Texas

d)

Made sure that land grants were given to Empresarios

7.

What kind of people did Stephen F. Austin want with him?

a)

People that were into religion, specifically Catholics

b)

People that liked to gamble and drink

c)

People who were morally good

d)

People who did not like slavery

8.

Who carved “GTT” on their doors?

a)

Anglos

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Native Americans

9.

Presidios are known to be from which settlement?

a)

French

b)

Native Americans

c)

Mexicans

d)

Spanish

10.

Age of contact came up with-

a)

Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish

b)

Missions and presidios were built

c)

Empresarios brought families over

11.

Spanish Colonial Era came up with-

a)

Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish

b)

Missions and presidios were built

c)

Empresarios brought families over

12.

Mexican National Era came up with-

a)

Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish

b)

Missions and presidios were built

c)

Empresarios brought families over

13.

This description describes which settlement: Had land available for settlement so that Mexico would have more people living in that area?

a)

Spanish

b)

Anglo

c)

Mexican

14.

This description describes which settlement: Got to the New World and made sure that they got god and silver.

a)

Spanish

b)

Anglo

c)

Mexican

15.

This description describes which settlement: Brought slaves to help with the extra work on their land that they got from Empresarios.

a)

Spanish

b)

Anglo

c)

Mexican

16.

Moses Austin:

a)

Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.

b)

First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.

c)

Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas

d)

American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas

17.

Stephen F. Austin:

a)

Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.

b)

First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.

c)

Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas

d)

American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas

18.

Martín de Leon:

a)

Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.

b)

First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.

c)

Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas

d)

American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas

19.

Green DeWitt:

a)

Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.

b)

First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.

c)

Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas

d)

American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas

20.

"Will you be slaves of Napoleon or will you as patriots defend your religion, your hearths, and your rights?' there was a unanimous cry, 'We will defend to the utmost! Long live religion, long live our most holy mother of Guadalupe! Long live America! Death to bad government..." Written by...​ (a)   He wrote this for​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Miguel Hidalgo Castillo
Stephen F. Austin
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Mexican Independence.
Spanish Indepdendence
French Independence
Native American Independence