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Why did the Mexican gov't allow impresarios to bring United States settlers into Texas instead of Mexican settlers?
a) Too far from Mexico City and too many Native Americans in the area
b) They wanted Mexican citizens to only settle South of Mexico City
c) The U.S. promised to protect Mexico if it was invaded
d) Mexico wanted to increase trade with the U.S.

What was the name of the speech given by Father Hidalgo that sparked the Mexican Revolution ?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Grito de Dolores
c) Join or Die
d) Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

What was Spain doing to anger their colonies enough to revolt?
a) Increased taxes which included taxing the church
b) Made all men join the Spanish Army
c) Made all Spanish citizens move back to New Spain
d) Changed the religion from Catholic to Protestant

What was the name of the war fought between the French and British over the Ohio River Valley?
a) The Civil War
b) The American Revolution
c) The Texas War for Independence
d) The French and Indian War

After the British won the French and Indian War, what river was the boundary between England and Spain?
a) Ohio
b) Mississippi
c) Rio Grande
d) Colorado

According to Austin’s rules, once a settler received their land he must -
a) Sell it to the highest bidder
b) Wait a year before they could move on it
c) Build on it and farm it
d) Dig a water well

How much did a Texas settler pay for an acre of land?
a) $12.50
b) 12.5 cents
c) $1.25
d) 50 cents

One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by -
a) Introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers
b) Requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
c) Administering Spanish language tests to settlers
d) Expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing

Settlers who received land grants in Stephen F. Austin’s first colony are known as—
a) Empresarios
b) Old Three Hundred
c) Bastrop
d) Austin Colony

Which of the following is a contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas?
a) He established a mission at Galveston Bay.
b) He explored the Rio Grande and West Texas.
c) He helped draft the Mexican Constitution of 1824
d) He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas.

Which of the following is best definition of an empresario?
a) A speculator who hoped to get rich selling land in Texas to settlers
b) A debtor who fled to Texas in order to receive a land grant and start a new life
c) A land agent or land contractor who had been granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting and taking respon
d) A local militia leader who defended a colony against Indian attacks

Which of the following attracted Anglo-American settlers to Texas?
a) Inexpensive land
b) Freedom of religion
c) Abolition of slavery
d) A chance to earn money to repay their debts

What was a main goal of the filibusters?
a) To gain Texas for the United States
b) To overthrow the Spanish authority in Texas
c) To gain personal wealth
d) To bring Anglo settlers to Texas

Which filibuster was captured and executed in 1822 after leading an army into Nacogdoches and declaring Texas independent from Spain?
a) Peter Bean
b) James Long
c) William Magee
d) Philip Nolan

Which empresario founded the city of Gonzales?
a) Green DeWitt
b) Stephen F. Austin
c) Martin DeLeon
d) Lorenzo DeZavala

Why did Philip Nolan concern Spanish leaders in Mexico?
a) He was suspected of mapping and plotting to claim land in Texas for the United States.
b) He was known for spying on Spanish activities for French forces in Louisiana.
c) He was responsible for stealing wild mustangs from northern Texas prairies.
d) He was thought to be helping pirates stash stolen gold along the Texas coast.

The year 1821 is important in the history of Texas because it was the year that -
a) Austin was established as the capital of Texas
b) Moses Austin received permission to settle Texas
c) Juan Seguin migrated to Texas with Mexican settlers
d) Spain granted independence to the colony of Mexico

During the Mexican war for independence, the Battle of Medina resulted in -
a) Victory for the Republican Army of the North
b) Arrests of many revolutionary fighters
c) Calls for the filibusters to invade Texas
d) Defeat of the Gutierrez-Magee expedition and the Republican Army of the North

Why is Miguel Hidalgo known as the Father of the Mexican Revolution?
a) He wrote the Mexican constitution.
b) He was a prominent general of the rebel army.
c) He gave a speech that encouraged rebellion against the Spanish rule.
d) He founded many missions and spread settlement.

The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition was formed to -
a) Convince the United States to support Mexico
b) Continue the rebellion started by Father Hidalgo
c) Suppress any attempts by settlers to rebel in Texas
d) Defend settlers from attacks from American Indians

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