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100

Which legislation permitted all free African Americans who lived in Texas at the time of the Texas Declaration of Independence to remain?

Ashworth Act

100

What was the designation given to people who exercised broad control over slaves' lives?

Slaveholders

100

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

100

What was the German Emigration Company referred to as?

Adelsverein

100

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

100

Most Texans, whether long-time residents or new immigrants, were __________ although their farms varied widely in size.

Farmers and Ranchers

100

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

100

In the towns and countryside, Texans established many churches. After Texas independence, ___________ was no longer the official state religion.

Roman Catholicism

100

These people were travelling preachers and they mainly served regions on the frontier.

Circuit Riders

200

To attract immigration, the Republic of Texas implemented a land grant policy inspired after what?

Empresario System

200

Where did the majority of new immigrants to the Republic come from in quest of land and economic opportunity?

United States

200

What did Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach alter his name to?

John O. Meusebach

200

Between 1836 and 1847, the population of Texas expanded by almost what number?

100,000

200

Prince Carl established a port for incoming settlers. What's the name of the port?

Karlshafen

200

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

200

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

200

Many organized religious groups with similar beliefs—soon built churches in the Republic. What is this?

Denominations

200

This college was founded by the Methodist Church in the 1840s. What is the name of the college?

Rutersville College

300

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

300

In March 1845, the prince and a group of settlers founded which town on the Guadalupe and Comal rivers?

New Braunfels

300

Who replaced Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels when he went back to Europe two months later?

Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach

300

What was the name of the empresario that joined Stephen F. Austin on his first voyage to Texas in 1821?

James Hewetson

300

What was the Karlshafen's later name?

Indianola

300

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

300

This was a popular pastime back then.

Dances

300

They had the largest denominations, followed by the Baptist Church.

Methodist Church

300

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

400

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

400

Who was the largest group of European immigrants to arrive in Texas in the early 1830s?

Germans

400

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

400

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

400

This remained the dominant religion in Galveston, San Antonio, and Tejano communities along the Rio Grande. What religion is this?

Catholicism

400

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

500

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

500

What was the name of the revolutionary hero who served as mayor of San Antonio from 1840 to 1842?

Juan Seguín

500

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

500

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

500

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

500

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

500

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

500

Jewish houses of worship.

Synagogues

500

What is the name of schools that offer classes at the high school level?

Academies