TH_CH05_Test_Review

a group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

the legal right to own a piece of property

the work of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock

a piece of land consisting of 4,428 acres

an official count of the population of an area

a person who buys a large area of land and sells pieces of it to others

a land division within Texas created by the Mexican government

an association of two or more people in a business venture

a person who had official permission to bring settlers to Texas

How did Fort St. Louis threaten the Spanish claim to Texas?

• The colony succeeded and grew very quickly.

• The colony was primarily a military base.

• It showed that other countries were interested in Texas.

• The French colonists declared war on Spain.