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1) Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial Era in Texas?

AMissions were used as a way to claim land. BNative Americans were prevented from accepting Catholicism. CNative Americans were discouraged from learning trades and skills DForts were built to protect the Native Americans

2) 1. Contracts are drawn. 2. Moses Austin gets permission to settle Texas. 3. Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted. 4. Mexico becomes independent from Spanish. What is the correct order for these events?

A3,2,4,1 B1,3,4,2 C2,4,3,1 D4,2,1,3

3) The year 1821 was significant to Texas history because

AThe coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers BMexico achieved independence from Spain CFather Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio DTexas declared its independence from Mexico

4) Many names of cities in Texas, such as El Paso and San Antonio, reflect the language of -

AFrance BSpain CEngland DPortugal

5) Under the Mexican federal Constitution of 1824—

AThe president held more power than the legislature BThe Catholic religion was the official religion of Mexico CCoahuila and Texas were two Mexican states DThe central government held all political power

6) Which empresario established the only Texas colony settled mainly by Mexican families?

AGreen DeWitt BMartin De Leon CLorenzo de Zavala DStephen F. Austin

7) Which Catholic priest started Mexico’s war of independence from Spain by delivering a famous grito in 1810?

AAgustin de Iturbide BMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla CJose de Escandon DFray Damian Massanet

8) In the 1820s and early 1830s, U.S. citizens wished to move to Texas because they

Awanted to become Roman Catholics Bwanted to buy cheap land Cpreferred to speak Spanish Dopposed slavery in the United States

9) One expected action of Anglo Americans in order to receive land in Texas under Mexican law was to

APay taxes immediately BPay cash for land in advance CAttend the church of their choice DBecome a Mexican citizen

10) Stephen F. Austin has often been referred as “The Father of Texas,” primarily because of his success

AIn helping people settle in Texas BIn dealing with the Mexican government on colonists behalf CAs a commander in the Texas Revolution DIn finding the best farmland in all of Texas

11) Most settlers came to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s from which country

AMexico BIreland CGermany DUnited States

12) To protect their claims to lands in Texas against French settlement, the Spanish

ABuilt missions, presidios, and towns BAsked the United States to join forces with them against the French CEncouraged immigration by asking empresarios to recruit settlers DNegotiated a series of peace treaties and alliances with Native Americans

13) What event marked the beginning of the Mexican National era

AMexico’s independence in 1821 BThe passage of the 1824 colonization law CThe unification of Coahuila and Texas into one state in 1824 DThe founding of San Felipe de Austin in 1824

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