Early Texas Settlements Review
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4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the reasons for European exploration and settlement in Texas?
competition, economic opportunity, and desire for expansion
to find rare animals, flowers, and gems
to escape wars in their own countries
to meet new people and learn about different cultures
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer was known for claiming Texas for France in the 17th Century?
Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Coronado
Rene' Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Stephen F. Austin
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role did Stephen F. Austin play in the settlement of Texas?
He was a famous scientist who discovered new animals in Texas.
He led the Mexican War of Independence.
He was a significant empresario who brought settlers to Texas in the 19th century.
He explored Texas looking for gold and treasure.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Spanish establish missions and settlements in Texas?
to establish a new country in North America
to find a warm place to live
to convert Indigenous people to Christianity and to protect the land they claimed
to start a new trading business with other European countnries
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which individual played a key role in the Mexican War of Independence?
Francisco Coronado
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares
Cabeza de Vaca
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main economic motivation for empresarios like martin de Leon?
to find religious artifacts
to discover new trade routes to Asia
to bring settlers to Texas and sell land for profit
to establish missions in Texas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A religious community and a place where priests or religious workers live and teach their faith to the local people
mission
presidio
empresario
colonization
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