Question 1

Why was the year 1821 important in Texas History?

Accepted Answer

Mexico got it's independence from Spain

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Stephen F. Austin declared war on Mexico

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Houston was the capital of Texas

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Moses Austin became an empresario

Question 2

What happened at the Battle of Medina?

Accepted Answer

American volunteer forces were defeated and killed while fighting for Mexico to get its independence from Spain

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U.S. troops were killed fighting in the Mexican American war

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Anglo settlers were killed fighting for independence from Mexico

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Anglos were killed fighting Indians

Question 3

What filibuster sold cattle and was arrested by Mexican forces?

Accepted Answer

Philip Nolan

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Augustus Magee

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James Long

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Stephen F. Austin

Question 4

What happened as a result of the Battle of Medina?

Accepted Answer

The Gutierrez-Magee expedition was defeated

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Victory for the Gutierrez-Magee expedition

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Arrests of rebels

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More filibusters invaded Texas

Question 5

Why was the provinces of Texas and Coahuila merged into a single state?

Accepted Answer

Not enough people in both provinces

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Too many people in both provinces

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Worried about U.S. invasion

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Mexico didn't want Texas to be independent

Question 6

Who was allowed to vote under the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824?

Accepted Answer

Each state chose who could vote

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The national government decided who could vote

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Only people who owned land could vote

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All people could vote no matter what

Question 7

Who was in control of the government under the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824?

Accepted Answer

States and the national government shared power

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States only had power

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The President of Mexico was in control of everything

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The national government only had power

Question 8

Why was the Gutierrez-Magee expedition created?

Accepted Answer

To continue the rebellion that was started by Father Hidalgo

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To convince the United States to help Mexico

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To stop the rebellion by the Anglos

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To defend the Anglos from Native American attacks

Question 9

Why did Mexico want independence from Spain?

Accepted Answer

The colonists were upset that Spain didn't try to take care of them (half-hearted attempt)

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The Spanish king gave money only to local churches

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Colonists weren't allowed to have the best jobs and land

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Spain only supported the Spanish troops

Question 10

Who was the leader of the Mexican Republican Army of the North and did not like Spanish rule?

Accepted Answer

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

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Stephen F. Austin

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Agustin de Iturbide

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Miguel Hidalgo

Question 11

How did Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara help Mexico gain its independence from Spain?

Accepted Answer

He organized an expedition of U.S. volunteers that captured Nacogdoches, La Bahia, and San Antonio

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He pledged loyalty to Augustin de Iturbide

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He switched sides from Spain to Mexico to unite both fighters to stop fighting

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He declared Mexican independence from Spain in a speech

Question 12

Which Mexican leader helped bring a troop of volunteers from the U.S. to Texas  to help fight for Mexican independence from Spain?

Accepted Answer

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

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Santa Anna

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Stephen F. Austin

Question 13

Which Catholic priest started Mexico's war for Independence from Spain by speaking out in 1810?

Accepted Answer

Miguel Hidalgo

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Francisco Hidalgo

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Stephen F. Austin

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Santa Anna

Question 14

What is a Criollo?

Accepted Answer

Someone who is born Mexican from parents that came from Spain

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Someone who is half Anglo and half Mexican

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Someone who is half Native American and is half Mexican

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Someone who is from the U.S.

Question 15

During the Mexican National Era, what did a lot of Anglos want?

Accepted Answer

Texas to be made into an independent state of Mexico

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Texas to be combined into a state with Coahuila

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To end slavery in Texas

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To have Texas be traded to the United States

Question 16

Which Mexican native brought more than 100 families from Mexico to Texas?

Accepted Answer

Martin De Leon

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Baron de Bastrop

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Lorenzo de Zavala

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Stephen F. Austin

Question 17

Which town was in Martin De Leon's colony?

Accepted Answer

Victoria

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San Felipe de Austin

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Beaumont

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Houston

Question 18

How many families were allowed to go with Stephen F. Austin when he came to Texas?

Accepted Answer

300

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100

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200

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400

Question 19

The first settlers in Stephen F. Austin's colony were called what?

Accepted Answer

The Old 300

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The New 300

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The First Settlers

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The First 300

Question 20

Who brought the first American colonists to Texas?

Accepted Answer

Stephen F. Austin

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Moses Austin

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Martin De Leon

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Green DeWitt

Question 21

What did the Mexican officials require Anglos to do if they lived in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

Become Catholic

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Wear Spanish Clothing

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Learn Spanish

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Eat Spanish Food

Question 22

What was Green DeWitt (an American empresario) able to do?

Accepted Answer

Establish a colony near Gonzales

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Join with Martin De Leon to double his colony's size

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Work with Moses Austin to double his colony's size

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Negotiate a treaty with Native Americans

Question 23

What was different about Anglo colonization from Spanish colonization in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Anglo settlers had to follow empresarios that had land grants

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Anglos claimed land for the United States

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Anglos were only allowed to settle on the border

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Anglos built churches

Question 24

What was different from Martin de Leon's colony compared to DeWitt's colony?

Accepted Answer

It was settled by Mexican families

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It was settled by Irish Immigrants

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It was further north than most colonies

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It was the largest colony

Question 25

Who was the fist and most famous empresario to come to Texas?

Accepted Answer

Stephen F. Austin

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Moses Austin

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Sam Houston

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Green DeWitt

Question 26

Why is Stephen F. Austin considered the "Father of Texas"?

Accepted Answer

He brought the first settlers to Texas

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He is the only empresario to bring settlers to Texas

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Because his father died so they decided to call him the father

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He had the first children in Texas

Question 27

What did the U.S. receive in the Adams-Onis Treaty from Mexico?

Accepted Answer

The Southern Gulf Coast

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Independence from Spain

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Mexico

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Money to buy Texas

Question 28

What happened when Moses Austin went to San Antonio in 1820?

Accepted Answer

He negotiated to become an empresario

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Native Americans attacked him and San Antonio

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He was able to get Texas to be a part of the United States

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He was thrown into prison

Question 29

Why would American settlers come to Texas?

Accepted Answer

For cheap land and adventure

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Freedom

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No Native Americans in the area

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Slavery was allowed

Question 30

What is an empresario?

Accepted Answer

A person who had official permission to bring settlers into Texas

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The legal right to own land in Texas

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An agreement between two or more people

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Someone who buys large areas and sells parts of it to others

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