Empresarios Review

From the list below, pick the answer which was NOT one of the 4 things a settler had to agree to in order to purchase land in Texas.

• 1. Speak Spanish
• 2. Become a Citizen
• 3. Become Catholic
• 4. Be of Good Moral Character 

List the 3 main Empresarios in order from most successful to least successful.

• a. Green Dewitt, SFA, Martin DeLeon
• b. Green Dewitt, Jim Groce, SFA
• c. SFA, Green Dewitt, Martin DeLeon
• d. SFA, Jim Groce, Martin DeLeon

Of the following, which is NOT a desirable character trait of a settler during the time of SFA's empresario.

• a. Good moral character
• b. Good thief
• c. Good Catholic
• d. Become a citizen

How much did an acre cost during this time?

• a.  25 cents
• b. 12 cents
• c.  12.5 cents
• d.  one dollar

Who helped Moses Austin with his second request to be an Empresario?

• a. Richmond
• b.  Governor Gonzales
• c.  SFA
• d. Baron de Bastrop

Which Empresario...

• Negotiated a contract to bring Anglo families to Texas

• Died before he could fulfill his dream

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

Which Empresario...

• The first successful empresario

• Fulfilled his father’s contract and took 300 Anglo families to Texas

• Known as the Father of Texas

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

I was the first to obtain permission to bring Anglo settlers to Spanish Texas; Who am I?

• Moses Austin

• Stephen Austin

• Green De Witt

• Martin De Leon

• Erasmo Seguin

• A businessperson who was granted the right to promote settlement in Texas (land / real estate agent)

• Made responsible for the new settlers that came

• Helped Mexico by increasing the population of Texas

• Spanish Conquistador

• Anglo

• Empresario

• Tejano

Who was known as "The Father of Texas"?

• Moses Austin

• Stephen F. Austin

• Miguel Hidalgo y . Costilla

• Philip Nolan