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Unit 3 Exam Review
Mexican Colonization and the Empresario System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An agent who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony? | empresario |
| During the Mexican National Era, what was one major change that occurred in Texas society? | the establishment of Anglo colonies |
| What important event happened in the year 1821? | Spain granted independence to Mexico |
| An adventurer who engages in a private rebellious activity in a foreign country? | filibuster |
| Who led an unsuccessful attempt in Nacogdoches to declare Texas independence from Spain and was captured and executed in 1822? | James Long |
| Most successful land grants in Texas were located in this region? | Coastal Plains |
| What was the main reason many Americans and Mexicans migrated to Mexican Texas in the 1820s? | cheap land |
| How did the population of Texas change as a result of the efforts of the empresarios during the Mexican National Era? | Migrants from Europe populated Texas in large numbers |
| What describes one way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios? | They required settlers to practice the Catholic religion |
| A person of Mexican descent living in Texas? | Tejano |
| Who was the first person to get permission to bring Anglo settlers into Texas? | Moses Austin |
| What requirements did the State Colonization Laws of 1825 have for all settlers coming to Texas? | They had to become Catholic, become a Mexican citizen, and follow an empresario |
| Who was the second most successful empresario who founded the city of Gonzalez and brought 166 families to Texas? | Green DeWitt |
| Who was suspected of plotting to claim land in Texas for the United States? | Philip Nolan |
| What was the result of the Battle of Medina during the Mexican war for independence | defeat of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition |
| What was the purpose of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition? | to continue the rebellion started by Father Hidalgo |
| How did Martin DeLeon's colony differ from the one established by Green DeWitt? | His was settled by Mexican families |
| Who was a successful Tejano rancher, represented Texas at the Mexican Constitutional Convention, helped Stephen Austin - locate land for the first Austin colony, and eventually supported Texas independence? | Erasmo Seguin |
| Who founded the first Anglo colony of Texas? | Stephen F. Austin |
| How did Anglos colonize Texas during the 1820s? | They followed empresarios with land grants |
| How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 contribute to the development of Texas? | It continued the empresario system |
| Who was an American empresario with a colony near Gonzales? | Green DeWitt |
| What is the correct chronological order of the following events: 1. Empresarios were granted contracts 2. Moses Austin was given permission to settle Texas 3. Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted 4. Mexico gained independence from Spain | 2. Moses Austin was given Permission to Settle Texas 4. Mexico Gained Independence from Spain 3. Mexican Constitution of 1824 was Drafted 1. Empresarios were Granted Contracts |
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