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WorksheetsMexican Colonization Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is one effect of the Mexican Independence?
Establishing Catholic Missions
Immigration to the U.S. became bigger
Hidalgo gave the “Grito de Dolors”
Sam Houston helped free Spanish
“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?
Sam F. Houston, to free the Native Americans
Green DeWitt, wanted to buy the Louisiana Purchase
Father Miguel Hidalgo, wanted Mexican Independence
Moses Austin, wanted to establish 300 families in Texas
Why did Mexico have beef with Spain?
For political, economical, and social reasons
Mexico wanted freedom
Spain wanted control of Texas
The Anglos wanted more land
Why was Father Miguel Hidalgo important?
He wanted Mexican Independence.
He wanted to establish Catholic churches.
He wanted to be homecoming Prince.
He wanted to sail to Spain.
What did Jose Gutierrez de Lara want?
To colonize Spain
To bring Texas and USA together
To help with Mexican independence
To bring people to the U.S.
What did Martin de Leon do?
Gained Mexican independence
Settled Mexicans in Texas
Brought a 1000 families to settle in Texas
Made sure that land grants were given to Empresarios
What kind of people did Stephen F. Austin want with him?
People that were into religion, specifically Catholics
People that liked to gamble and drink
People who were morally good
People who did not like slavery
Who carved “GTT” on their doors?
Anglos
Spanish
French
Native Americans
Presidios are known to be from which settlement?
French
Native Americans
Mexicans
Spanish
Age of contact came up with-
Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish
Missions and presidios were built
Empresarios brought families over
Spanish Colonial Era came up with-
Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish
Missions and presidios were built
Empresarios brought families over
Mexican National Era came up with-
Exploration of Texas by Europeans and Spanish
Missions and presidios were built
Empresarios brought families over
This description describes which settlement: Had land available for settlement so that Mexico would have more people living in that area?
Spanish
Anglo
Mexican
This description describes which settlement: Got to the New World and made sure that they got god and silver.
Spanish
Anglo
Mexican
This description describes which settlement: Brought slaves to help with the extra work on their land that they got from Empresarios.
Spanish
Anglo
Mexican
Moses Austin:
Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.
First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.
Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas
American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas
Stephen F. Austin:
Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.
First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.
Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas
American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas
Martín de Leon:
Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.
First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.
Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas
American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas
Green DeWitt:
Was the first person to want to work with the Spanish government and settle Americans in Texas.
First American to settle 300 families and he was an Empresario.
Mexican empresario who settled 200 Mexican families and founded Victoria, Texas
American empresario and settled 166 families in Gonzales, Texas
"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)
