Empresarios and Leaders
This empresario brought the first 300 Anglo-American families (the "Old Three Hundred") to settle in Texas.
Who is Stephen F. Austin?
This was the primary economic reason why Anglo-American settlers wished to move to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s.
What is to buy cheap land (or escape debt / seek economic opportunity)?
Texans favored the Mexican Constitution of 1824 because it resembled which country’s constitution?
What is the United States Constitution?
According to map analysis of Texas cities, what geographic feature do most major Texas cities have in common?
What is they are located near bodies of water?
What military fort system did the Spanish use to protect their settlements and missions?
What are Presidios?
He was a prominent Tejano rancher and San Antonio businessman who helped Moses Austin obtain approval for his settlement plan.
Who is Erasmo Seguín?
Name two reasons why the Mexican government wanted to settle Texas during the Mexican National Era.
What are:
Better protect the northern border from Native American raids.
Increase the population to secure control over Texas.
Name two ways the Mexican Constitution of 1824 was similar to the U.S. Constitution.
What are Three Branches of Government and Federalism?
Under the State Colonization Law of 1825, how many families were empresarios required to bring at minimum to settle in Texas?
What is a minimum of 100 families?
Based on the Marqués de Rubí's inspection report, why did the Spanish government decide to abandon many East Texas missions?
What is East Texas was too far away from Mexico to be properly defended?
This Mexican empresario settled 41 Mexican families in South Texas and founded the town of Victoria.
Who is Martín De León?
This was the primary three-part motive for Spanish exploration and settlement of Texas.
What is God, Gold, and Glory?
Under Article 3 of the Mexican Constitution of 1824, what was declared the official religion of Mexico?
What is Catholicism?
Name a requirement imposed on Anglo Settlers by the State Colonization Law of 1825
What is
1. Profess Catholic Religion
2. Speak Spanish
3. Become a Mexican citizen/obey Mexican Laws
DAILY DOUBLE
EACH Team will answer. If you get it correct, you GAIN 300 points. If you get it wrong, you will LOSE 300 points. Write your answer on a desk in your group and we will come by to check it!
What is Mr. Gibson's dog's name?
Who is Io?
This American empresario brought 400 families to settle near present-day Gonzales.
Who is Green DeWitt?
What primary method did Mexico use to recruit and settle families in Texas?
What is hiring empresarios and offering cheap land grants?
DAILY DOUBLE
EACH Team will answer. If you get it correct, you GAIN 400 points. If you get it wrong, you will LOSE 400 points. Write your answer on a desk in your group and we will come by to check it!
What is Mr. Carter's dog's name?
Who is Lola?
Under the State Colonization Law of 1825, what major rule regarding human rights and labor was established?
What is outlawing the buying and selling of enslaved persons?
Formed during the Mexican War of Independence, this joint filibustering expedition captured San Antonio in 1813 and briefly declared Texas an independent republic before being defeated at the Battle of Medina.
What is the Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition (or the Republican Army of the North)?
In 1810, this priest called for Mexican independence from Spain through his famous speech, the Grito de Dolores.
Who is Father Miguel Hidalgo?
What was the primary Spanish Settlement method throughout Texas?
What is building missions and presidios?
Why were the provinces of Texas and Coahuila merged into a single state (Coahuila y Tejas) by the Constitution of 1824?
What is neither province had enough population to become a separate state in the Mexican Federation?
Between which two major rivers did Stephen F. Austin choose to establish his colony?
What are the Brazos River and the Colorado River?
Choose one person to stand up and sing the chorus of "Who Mapped the Coast?" word for word.
If you mess up, or if no one is brave enough, EVERY OTHER team gets 500 Points!
...keep your day job.