Mexican National Era
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- Q 1/10Score 0According to the map, most land grants were located in which region of Texas?29Great PlainsCoastal PlainsMountains and BasinsNorth Central Plains
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- Q1According to the map, most land grants were located in which region of Texas?Great PlainsCoastal PlainsMountains and BasinsNorth Central Plains300s
- Q2What was the name of Father Miguel Hidalgo's declaration of independence?Grito de Dolores95 GrievancesGettysburg AddressI Have a Dream300s
- Q3Which event ended the Guiterrez-Magee expedition?The Battle of MedinaThe Old Three HundredThe Mexican Colonization LawsThe Empresario Contracts300s
- Q4All of the following were rights guaranteed by the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 EXCEPT the right to:Possess propertyFreedom of religionCommerceElect politicians300s
- Q5Which law passed by Coahuila y Tejas encouraged immigration from foreign countries?The Law of April 6th, 1830The Empresario Act of 1825The Colonization Law of 1825The Radical Republican Act of 1832300s
- Q6Which sentence best explains why so many people came to Texas during the early 1800s?The United States bought the Texas territory after the Louisiana Purchase.The United States did not have enough fertile land to grow cotton.Many people in the United States were trying to escape the War of 1812.The ability to purchase cheap land and escape debt was an opportunity for many people to start new lives.300s
- Q7Stephen F. Austin is known as the, “Father of the Texas”, for which of the following reasons?He lived with the Caddo Indians for decades.He explored the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico.He brought in the first 300 hundred families to colonize Texas.He designed new methods of agriculture300s
- Q8According to the document, from the Connecticut Herald, which of the following people would most likely have considered moving to Texas, why, and how did that influence the settlement of Texas?Alexander Frederick is a skilled blacksmith with a thriving shop in Connecticut. He and his family live in a lovely home. His children attend school and his wife is active in their community. Quality free education became a significant reason people settled in TexasHarris Glenn is a thief. He makes his money by robbing banks and stagecoaches. Harris lives with a small band of men that usually commit crimes together. Texas became a safe haven for thieves and bandits during the Mexican National period in Texas.Lawrence Henry is a bank clerk in New York City. His life’s ambition is to run the biggest bank in the United States. He is well liked by his supervisors and has good prospects in the city. Banking became a significant reason many people settled in Texas.John Smith is a farmer on a small farm in Connecticut that he shares with his brother. Their land is not very fertile and farming has been difficult. John wants to grow cotton and start a horse ranch. Farming and ranching became a significant reason for settlement in Texas.300s
- Q9Throughout Texas history, many different groups have had unique purposes and methods of settling Texas. The statements below best represent which of the following groups? • Sought good fertile land • Paid inexpensive prices for land • Frontier spirit • Land grants from Mexico • Settlers primarily from the United StatesMexicansNative AmericansSpanishAnglo-Americans300s
- Q10How did Stephen F. Austin and other empresarios affect the settlement of Texas?They helped the Spanish government realize the need to abandon all missions except La Bahia and San Antonio.They increased the population of Texas by bringing immigrants to establish new colonies and towns.They created peace treaties that were signed with Plains Native Americans.They caused settlers to rebel against the ruling Spanish government.300s
