Unit 4 Make up Test

Which of the following was a concern of both Spanish and American settlers of Texas?

• French traders obtaining more advantageous trading partners

• Native Texans attacking their settlements

• Struggling to find gold and other precious metals

• A revolution similar to the one seen in Haiti

Which era in Texas history came immediately after the Age of Contact?

• Mexican National

• Age of Oil

• Spanish Colonial

• Natural Texas and Its People

What did the Texas settlers during the Revolution and Republic era have in common with the colonists of the original Thirteen Colonies?

• They opposed slavery.

• They wanted to be given free land.

• They opposed taxes.

• They wanted to make their own rules.

How did Spain attempt to control Texas during the Spanish Colonial era?

• It established missions and military posts.

  
  

• It forced Native Americans out of their traditional lands.

  
  

• It gave large tracts of land to Spaniards who settled there.

  
  

• It fought wars with the United States, Mexico, and France.

  
  

Which empresario confirmed the Mexican government's fear that American settlers were trying to take Mexican land?

• Haden Edwards

  
  

• Stephen Austin

  
  

• Víctor Blanco

  
  

• Mateo Ahumada

  
  

In what way was Martin de León unique in comparison to the other empresarios?

• He was the only empresario born in Spain.

  
  

• He was the founder of the only unsuccessful Spanish settlement.

• He was the founder of the only Native American settlement.

• He was the only Mexican empresario.

To what extent did Stephen F. Austin succeed or fail at continuing the dreams of his father?

• He failed by dying before slavery in Texas was outlawed.

• He failed by leading a rebellion that was crushed by the Mexican army.

• He succeeded by founding the first Anglo-American colony in Texas.

  
  

• He succeeded by founding the first protected reservation for Native Texans.

Why did the local government in Texas become so different from the rest of Mexico?

• The higher percentage of Americans in Texas made the government closer to that of the United States.

• Because they were so far away from the capital of Mexico, rich ranch owners took control of the area.

• A large number of slave owners lived in Coahuila y Texas and fought to keep their right to own slaves, which shaped the government.

• There was little functioning government because the population was so spread out.

What was the effect of Spain increasing its control over its colonies?

• The Spanish decided that the colonies were too much trouble and left.

• Seeing the instability, the French invaded Spanish Texas.

• Representatives from the colonies sailed back to Spain to ask for more freedom.

• A revolution began, starting with Father Hidalgo.

Before Texas won independence from Mexico, all Texans were required to adopt which belief system?

• Puritanism

• Catholicism

• Shamanism

• Atheism