Row 1
Which legislation permitted all free African Americans who lived in Texas at the time of the Texas Declaration of Independence to remain?
Ashworth Act
What was the designation given to people who exercised broad control over slaves' lives?
Slaveholders
What was the name of the Free African American and Texas Revolution veteran who was compelled to depart owing to the 1826 Constitution after fighting in the battles of Concepción and San Antonio?
Greenbury Logan
What was the German Emigration Company referred to as?
Adelsverein
Free African Americans who remained in the Republic had to face racism from their neighbors. What is the name of a wealthy business owner who had to cope with numerous attempts by other residents to seize his property? Other free African Americans lacked the resources to oppose their persecutors in court.
William Goyens
Most Texans, whether long-time residents or new immigrants, were __________ although their farms varied widely in size.
Farmers and Ranchers
Stephen F. Austin’s cousin, had begun operating this boat on the lower Rio Grande in 1829. He traded with Mexican merchants and later took the Ariel up the Brazos River. By the 1840s, several steamboats traveled the Brazos, Colorado, and Trinity Rivers. What was his name?
Henry Austin
In the towns and countryside, Texans established many churches. After Texas independence, ___________ was no longer the official state religion.
Roman Catholicism
These people were travelling preachers and they mainly served regions on the frontier.
Circuit Riders
To attract immigration, the Republic of Texas implemented a land grant policy inspired after what?
Empresario System
Where did the majority of new immigrants to the Republic come from in quest of land and economic opportunity?
United States
What did Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach alter his name to?
John O. Meusebach
Between 1836 and 1847, the population of Texas expanded by almost what number?
100,000
Prince Carl established a port for incoming settlers. What's the name of the port?
Karlshafen
Ranchers supplied townspeople and farmers with food, hides, and other materials. Who was one of the ranchers? He drove their cattle to New Orleans to sell them in markets there.
Taylor White
These celebrations featured popular tunes of the day, including “Yankee Doodle.” Dances were one of the most popular pastimes, whether small rural affairs or elaborate plantation balls. What was the name of this celebration?
Songfests
Many organized religious groups with similar beliefs—soon built churches in the Republic. What is this?
Denominations
This college was founded by the Methodist Church in the 1840s. What is the name of the college?
Rutersville College
In 1838, a group of Tejanos in Nacogdoches reacted to the poor treatment. A small number of Tejano and Indian allies fought in what conflict?
Córdova Rebellion
In March 1845, the prince and a group of settlers founded which town on the Guadalupe and Comal rivers?
New Braunfels
Who replaced Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels when he went back to Europe two months later?
Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach
What was the name of the empresario that joined Stephen F. Austin on his first voyage to Texas in 1821?
James Hewetson
What was the Karlshafen's later name?
Indianola
Tejanos continued to own ranches in southern Texas, east and south of San Antonio. Some free African Americans, such as _______ , also owned ranches.
Robert Thompson
This was a popular pastime back then.
Dances
They had the largest denominations, followed by the Baptist Church.
Methodist Church
This is the oldest college in Texas that is still in operation and the Baptist Church discovered it in 1845. Which college is this?
Baylor University
After acquiring land in the Hill Country, who did the German Emigration Company send in 1844, followed by a group of peasants and artisans?
Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels
Who led one of the earliest parties of French settlers to Texas? Many of them came from Alsace, an eastern French province with a predominantly German-speaking population.
Henri Castro
With the surge in US immigration, the number of slaves in Texas increased from around 5,000 in 1836 to how many by 1845?
30,000
In 1842, a group of European businessmen formed what organization in the hopes of profiting by encouraging Germans to settle in Texas?
German Emigration Company
Who was the largest group of European immigrants to arrive in Texas in the early 1830s?
Germans
Other new towns, though, such as Carolina, Geneva, Pompei, and Rome, were less fortunate. These towns were founded by what kind of people? these people bought large amounts of land in hopes of making profits.
Land Speculators
Authors on these subjects included Mary Austin Holley and William Kennedy. Some Texans also wrote poetry, including President Mirabeau B. Lamar. What was the most common publications in the Republic?
Newspaper
This remained the dominant religion in Galveston, San Antonio, and Tejano communities along the Rio Grande. What religion is this?
Catholicism
This man was the president of Texas and he wanted to establish a system of public education but funds were scarce. Who is this man?
Mirabeau B. Lamar
In 1838, who led a group of Tejanos in Nacogdoches in response to the bad treatment? He was a former alcalde who had contacted Mexican officials seeking to push all Anglos out of Texas.
Vicente Córdova
What was the name of the revolutionary hero who served as mayor of San Antonio from 1840 to 1842?
Juan Seguín
During the Runaway Scrape, entire towns such as Harrisburg, Refugio, and San Felipe were burned down. Which document provided land to many of the individuals who resided in Texas before to the Revolution to aid in their reconstruction?
Constitution of 1836
Following the Revolution, Irish settlers continued to migrate to Texas in search of economic opportunities. What is the name of the Irish-born Texan who advocated for immigration in his 1841 book, Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas?
William Kennedy
Several Tejanos occupied positions of influence in the San Antonio area. What is the name of the person who served in the Republic's Congress and worked to defend Tejano rights? He was also a signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence.
José Antonio Navarro
Because the roads were so bad, some rivers were used for transporting goods and people, especially once the steamboat was introduced to Texas. The first steamboat to enter a Texas river was called what?
The Ariel
Many of the Republic’s artists were new immigrants. For example, French painter and surveyor ________came to Texas with Henri Castro. He is known for his scenes of Texas life.
Théodore Gentilz
Jewish houses of worship.
Synagogues
What is the name of schools that offer classes at the high school level?
Academies