Impact of Immigrants

The largest group of European immigrants to come to Texas was from -

• Germany

• Poland

• Italy

Many Mexican Texans faced hostility and discrimination because of the -

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• competition for land

In antebellum Texas, free African Americans were encouraged to immigrate to the state.

• True

• False

Most European immigrants to Texas in the 1850s were Irish and Poles.

• True

• False-They were from Germany

Although many Mexican Texans faced discrimination, they maintained their Spanish language, Catholic religion, and Mexican traditions.

• False

• True

After the U.S.-Mexican War, what happened to Mexicans living between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande River?

• Most families moved to the El Paso area.

• They became both Texans and Americans.

• Their population increased dramatically.

• Most families eventually moved back to Mexico.

What drew large numbers of European immigrants to Texas in the mid-1800s?

• plentiful factory jobs

• availability of free or inexpensive land

• the adventure of frontier life

Who were most of the new residents of Texas in the mid-1800s?

• African Americans

• Native Americans from other states

• immigrants from the Southern states

• German immigrants

The Texas Constitution protected settlers' homesteads from creditors.

• True

• False

African American urban communities were centered around what social structures?

• Government

• Hospital

• Church