Mexican National Era

This region of Texas was the most populated during the Mexican National Era, and is still the most populated region of Texas today. Where did most of the people live?

• Great Plains

• High Plains

• Gulf Coastal Plains

• Mountains and Basins

What is the name of the group (political party) in Mexico that believed that power should be shared between the states and national government?

• Centralists

• Federalist

• Nationalists

• Filibusters

What is the name of the group (political party) in Mexico that believed that power should only be held by the national government in one central location in Mexico City.

• Federalists

• Centralists

• Filibusters

• Empresarios

What document officially made Mexico a republic and no longer a monarchy (KING)? This new government was more similar to the government in the U.S. and set up a President in Mexico City.

• Battle of Medina

• Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824

• Merge of Texas and Coahuila as a state

• State Colonization Law of 1825

Under the Mexican Constitution of 1824, what religion was the only recognized religion in the whole country?

• Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Baptist Church

• Fellowship of San Felipe De Austin

What group of people increased in Texas due to the Empresarios being able to bring in Americans to Texas for colonization purposes?

• Anglos

• Spaniards

• Native Americans

• Protestants

What name given to Mexicans who moved to Texas?

• Navajos
• Comanches 
• Tejanos 
• Jumanos

Who settled Texas because empresarios arranged for the land contracts with Mexico and offered cheap land that attracted many colonists to come to Texas? 

• Anglos
• Spanish 
• Texians
• Filibusters 

He was considered the "Father of Texas"

• Erasmo Seguin
• Stephen F. Austin
• Moses Austin
• Martin De Leon

He was a writer of the Mexican Constitution of 1824 and he helped SFA settle families in Texas. 

• Erasmo Seguin
• Moses Austin
• Lorenzo de Zavala
• Green DeWitt