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Age of Empresarios

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the crop known as "white gold?"

(a)  

2.

What were the original settlers to Stephen F. Austin's colony called?

a)

The young 300

b)

The Old 300

c)

The Antediluvian 300

d)

Those who came before

3.

What was the Texas Problem? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Not enough people means not enough taxes

b)

Not enough people means not enough protection

c)

The protection is too expensive

d)

The Spanish Government ended after the Mexican War for Independence

4.

What was the Texas problem?(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Too many guns

b)

There was confusion about whether slavery was allowed

c)

There was moral ambiguity about slavery

d)

There wasn't enough people to make money and taxes

e)

There was too much money spent on protection

5.

Why did settlers from America come to Texas?

(a)  

6.

Who was the most successful empresario to bring settlers to Texas?

a)

Green DeWitt

b)

Martin De Leon

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Moses Austin

7.

Who was the most famous and successful empresario? (Last name)

(a)  

8.

Why was Martin De Leon important in this unit?

a)

He was the only successful Mexican empresario

b)

He started a colony in Mexico

c)

He was the only military leader

d)

He was the only empresario on the Gulf Coast

9.

Why was De Leon's colony important?

a)

It was Stephen F. Austin's first successful colony

b)

It was the colony of Tejanos

c)

It was the colony next to the Gulf Coast

d)

It fought against Texas at the Alamo

10.

Who was Stephen F. Austin's father who first started the venture to settle Texas?(First name)

(a)  

11.

What does the term cash crop mean?

a)

It is worth a lot of money

b)

It isn't actually something you grow

c)

You can't eat it

d)

It takes a lot of water

12.

What were the obligations of the Anglo colonists? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

They couldn't own slaves

b)

They had to pledge their allegiance to Mexico

c)

They had to have good moral character

d)

They had to become Catholic

13.

Why did the Mexican government formally invite Anglo settlers?

a)

Because they wanted the natives to fight the Anglos

b)

To solve the 'Texas problem'

c)

Because they wanted the Anglos to defend the presidios

d)

To increase the number of people in Texas and grow the cattle industry

14.

Why did Mexico formally invite Anglo settlement?(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

More people = more money

b)

more money = more problems

c)

more money = more taxes

d)

more people = more customers

15.

Why did Mexico formally end Anglo settlement?

a)

They were afraid America would take over Texas

b)

They wanted more Mexican settlement

c)

They were mad none of the settlers were becomming Catholic

d)

They thought they'd make more money if they stopped inviting settlers

16.

Why did Mexico formally end Anglo settlement? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

They were afraid of Spain trying to take over

b)

They were Afraid of America trying to take over

c)

They thought America would try to buy Texas

d)

They thought that Spain would formally try to purchase Texas

17.

What was the law that ended Anglo settlement?

a)

The Law of April 6th, 1830

b)

The Law of June 6th, 1942

c)

The second law of thermodynamics

d)

The law of January 8th, 1982

e)

The law of the Jungle

18.

What is the word for a person who starts a Mexican/Spanish colony in Texas?

(a)  

19.

What was the job of an empresario? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Recruit Settlers

b)

Make the budget for the colony

c)

Be the government for the colony

d)

Provide protection for the colony

e)

Set up an election system for the colony

20.

What do you call a settler who was white and English speaking, NOT from Mexico?

(a)  

21.

What is land given away in order to achieve settlement?

(a)  

22.

What is the science of farming crops and raising animals?

(a)  

23.

What do you get when you cross Mexican and Texan Culture?

(a)  

24.

Stephen F. Austin is known as the " (a)   " of Texas.