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1. Tejano who was a successful rancher in Texas and represented Texas in the Mexican Constitutional Convention, located land for the first Austin colony, and supported Texas its fight for independence. ?

1 Erasmo Seguin

2. A way that Mexican officials helped maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios (land dealers like S.F. Austin) ?

2. Required settlers to practice the Catholic faith/religion .

3. His colony became prosperous in farming and ranching 3. His colony became prosperous in farming and ranching. He established the town of Gonzales. The name of this empresario ?

3. Green DeWitt

4. A major reason why the year 1821 is important in Texas History is ?

4. Because it is the year that Spain granted independence to the colony of Mexico

5. The colony established by ______ __ ______ differed from the DeWitt colony because it was settled by Mexican families ?

5. Martin De Leon

6. Because of the work of Empresarios (land dealers), how did the population of Texas change during the Mexican National era?

6. Many slaves (often enslaved African Americans) were brought to Texas .

7. Put these major events in the Mexican National era in correct order? Mexico becomes independent from Spain Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted Empresarios were granted contracts Moses Austin gets permission to settle Texas ???

7. Moses Austin gets permission to settle Texas Mexico becomes independent from Spain Mexican Constitution of 1824 was drafted Empresarios were granted contracts

8. A way that the Anglo colonization of Texas differed from the Spanish colonization of Texas? Anglo settlers _______ __________ with land grants?

8. . Followed empresarios

9. In this battle during the Mexican War for Independence the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition was defeated. ?

9. The Battle of Medina

10. The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 created a representative government but it specifically __________ the right to freely practice any religion. ?

10. Restricted (required you to be Catholic) .

11. This major change in Texas society happened during the Mexican National era? ?

11. Establishment of Anglo settlements

12. A contribution of Stephen F. Austin to the development of Texas ?

12. He founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas .

13. The most successful land grants were located in this region of Texas?

13. Coastal plains .

14. Major reason why many Americans and Mexicans came or migrated to Mexican Texas in the 1820s ?

14. . Cheap land for farming

15. Reason why most Texas land grants were located in east and central Texas? Mexican officials wanted to settle areas ________ __ ___ United States.? .

15. Closest to the

16. The ______ _________ Law of 1825 contributed or helped the development of Texas because it continued the Empresario system in Texas.?

16. State Colonization.

17. The _______ _________ Expedition was formed to continue the rebellion started by Father Hidalgo?

17. Gutierrez-Magee

18. The Constitution of 1824 created the state of Coahuila and Texas and the merger or combination of these regions resulted in political_________ ?

18. Tensions (problems) that divided the region (many Texans wanted the Texas area to be a separate State instead of being combined with Coahuila)

US Plotting (Spy) suspect? 19. This person was suspected of planning or plotting (spy planning) to claim land in Texas for the United States and he caused great concern for the Spanish leaders in Mexico? He was also famous as a Mustang (horse) trader ?

19. Philip Nolan

Filibuster . 20. . This filibuster (revolution fighter) led an army into Nacogdoches, Texas from the southern USA and declared that Texas was free and independent from Spain. He was later captured and executed ( killed) by a Mexican soldier.

20. James Long

21. At the Battle of Medina the Spanish royalist army of some 1,830 men was commanded by Gen. Joaquín de Arredondo and included the young officer? Lt. Antonio López de Santa Anna.

21. Lt. Antonio López de Santa Anna

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