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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Americans and Mexicans come to Mexican Texas in the 1820s? | They wanted cheap land for farming |
| Why did the empresario system initially meet the needs of both Anglo Settlers and Mexican authorities? | Anglo Settlers were looking for work, and Mexico needed people who were willing to work their land |
| During which era did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in Texas? | Mexican National |
| One major change that occurred in Texas society during the Mexican National Era includes? | The establishment of Anglo settlements |
| What rights were not guaranteed by the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 ? | To own slaves |
| As a result of the efforts of empresarios, How did the population of Texas change during the Mexican National Era? | Enslaved African Americans were brought to Texas |
| One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo ? | Requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion |
| why did many Americans and Mexicans migrate to Mexican Texas in the 1820? | To find cheap farmland |
| Which of the following events helped Americans Moses Austin and Stephen F. Austin settle Texas? | The Baron De Bastrop Convince the governor that Moses Austin's Plan was not a plot to take land away from Spain |
| Stephen F. Austin is considered the founder of Anglo-American Texas because? | He brought colonists from the United States to Texas |
| To what extent did Stephen F. Austin succeed or fail at continuing the dreams of his father? | He succeeded by founding the first Anglo-American colony in Texas |
| What role did Moses Austin, Stephen F. Austin, and Martin De leon play in Texas history | They were empresarios |
| Land grant: Moses Austin:: First Anglo colony: | Stephen F Austin |
| In what way was Martin De leon unique in carparison to the other empresarios? | He was the only Mexican Empersario |
| What was the root of the conflict between Green Dewitt and Martin de leon? | Land rights |
| As an American empresario, Green DeWitt was able to? | Establish a colony near what is present-day Gonzales |
| Which of the following was a motivation to settle Texas that was shared by Mexico and Spain? | The desire to protect the land from invasion |
| What did the first Anglo settlers come to Texas to do? | Came for land grants |
| Who were Stephen F. Austin leader of? | The old three hundred |
| Why was Erasmo Seguin unique amongst the Anglo-American settlering in Texas? | He was a Mexican working in the interest of Anglo settlers |
| In what way did the State Colonization Law hurt the relationship between Texas and Mexico? | Americans emigrated to Texas and wanted the government there to be more like that of the United States and less like that of Mexico |
| Why did the local government in Texas become so different from the rest of Mexico? | The higher percentage of Americans in Texas made the government closer to that of the United States |