Question | Answer |
Which one of these is NOT characteristic of the Mexican National Era?
Old Three Hundred
Martin De Leon
state sovereignty
Moses Austin | state sovereignty is not part of the Mexican National Era. |
In the year 1821, how many families did Stephen F. Austin bring to Texas? What was the name of this plan called? | SFA brought 300 families to Texas. This plan was known as the Old Three Hundred. |
The Spanish and the Anglo Americans had different reasons for colonizing in Texas. The Spanish wanted to protect their territory whereas the Anglo Americans wanted to get ______ _______. | cheap land or land grants |
What physical feature were most settlements located near? | Rivers |
Be able to put the following events in the order in which they happened:
Empresarios were granted contracts.
Moses Austin gets permission to settle Texas
Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted.
Mexico becomes independent from Spain. | 1) Moses Austin gets permission to settle Texas.
2) Mexico becomes independent from Spain.
3) Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted.
4) Empresarios were granted contracts. |
Who represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention, located land for Stephen F. Austin's colony, and supported Texas independence? | Erasmo Seguin |
The Gutierrez-Magee army was defeated as the outcome of which battle? | The Battle of Medina |
Who was the second most successful empresario, established the town of Gonzales, and had a very successful farming and ranching colony? | Green DeWitt |
What did the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition hope to accomplish by invading Texas? | By invading Texas the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition hoped they could continue Father Hidalgo's plans for independence and freedom from Spanish rule. |
Which one of these four concepts IS NOT guaranteed by the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824?
restriction of slavery
freedom of religion
representative government
ownership of private property | freedom of religion |
What motive or reason would someone in the 1800s have for moving to Texas? | cheap land |
What is Stephen F. Austin best known for? | bringing 300 Anglo American families to Texas for colonization. |
The first emperor of Mexico was Augustin de Iturbide. He became unhappy with Spanish rule in Mexico and sought help from Vicente Guerrero, a follower of Father Hidalgo.
What is Father Hidalgo's point of view? | Father Hidlago believed in Mexico becoming independent from Spanish rule. |
The first emperor of Mexico was Augustin de Iturbide. He became unhappy with Spanish rule in Mexico and sought help from Vicente Guerrero, a follower of Father Hidalgo.
Which group would have been on the Mexican Emperor Iturbide's side? | the Mexicans mistreated by Spain. |
Which filibuster was captured and shot in 1822 after leading an army into Nacogdoches and declaring Texas' independence from Spain? | James Long |
True or False: If the sentence is false say what the sentence should read.
Americans and Mexicans came to Texas in the 1820s for religious freedom. | False...they came for cheap land or land grants |
Who was known for being a filibuster, a mustang (horse) trader, and a was believed to be an American spy against Spain? | Philip Nolan |
Be able to use maps to answer questions about land grants and empresarios. | Be able to use maps to answer questions about land grants and empresarios. |