1. Unit 4 Review Game

2. True or False
In 1821 James Long led a force that invaded Texas by sea and then traveled along the San Jacinto River to capture Nacogdoches.

3. True or False
At the end of Spanish rule in Texas, many people lived in poverty.

4. True or False
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was executed for treason.

5. True or False
Many Texas place-names are of Spanish origin.

6. True or False
France and Spain did not want to go to war over control of disputed land between the Sabine and Red Rivers.

7. What did José Bernardo Gutíerrez de Lara do to help free Texas from Spanish rule?
He led forces against the Spanish south of San Antonio.
He issued a grito for a rebellion against Spanish forces.
He traveled to Washington, D.C., and asked for men, money, and supplies.
He surrendered San Antonio to Republican forces.

8. What was one reason Mexico wanted independence from Spain?
Colonists were excluded from the best jobs.
Spain wanted to support public churches exclusively.
Colonists resented Spain’s half-hearted attempt to rule them.
The Spanish king gave money and land to colonial churches.

9. When did Spanish colonial rule in Texas begin?
when the conquistadors mapped Texas
when civil war in Spain began
when the first missions were opened
when San Antonio was settled

10. What was a result of the United States’ purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
Spain regained control of Texas.
The U.S. and Texas shared a border.
Mexico lost control of Texas.
France shared a border with Texas.

11. After the Louisiana Purchase, why were the people who moved to the Neutral Ground free from legal authorities?
No nation governed it.
Spain had no interest in controlling it.
The United States had no interest in ruling it.
The fugitives outnumbered the legal authorities.

12. What is a filibuster? a person who was warned to stay out of Texas
someone who represents a nation’s government
someone fighting another country without government permission
a person who settles somewhere illegally

13. Why did the Spanish warn Philip Nolan to stay out of Texas?
because he caught wild horses in Central Texas
because they thought he was a spy for the United States
because he was a smuggler in the Neutral Ground
because they thought he was a spy for Britain

14. What was the purpose of Marqués de Rubí’s tour of the frontier provinces?
His mission was to determine possibilities for exploration in East Texas.
His assignment was to recommend a course of action for the East Texas settlements.
He was to evaluate resources available in East Texas for export to Spain.
His assignment was to cultivate important relationships with settlers of East Texas.

15. Who carried out the plans for Moses Austin’s “Texas Venture” after his death?
Stephen Austin
Baron de Bastrop
Governor Antonio Martinez
Erasmo Seguin

16. How did the State Colonization Law of 1825 affect Texas?
Settlers could only gain title to land through an empresario.
Settlers had to learn to speak Spanish before they could move to Texas as well as convert to Catholicism.
Only non-Catholics were allowed to move to Texas.
Foreigners, such as settlers from the United States, were invited to immigrate to Texas.

17. Which of the following was a result of the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
Texas and Coahuila were united into a Mexican state.
Texas became a separate state.
Texas was given 12 representatives in the state legislature.
Texas was divided into 4 territories.

18. Which of the following best describes Federalism?
The state and federal government sharing powers
The President vetoing a law
The bill of rights guaranteeing the right of freedom of speech
None of the above

19. What is it?

20. large administrative units; Texas was organized into three of them
departments

21. someone who travels to unclaimed territory to settle.
pioneer

22. non-Hispanic person living in the U.S.
Anglo American

23. the first settlers of Austin’s colony
Old Three Hundred

24. land agent
empresario

25. Short Answer
Directions: You will read the prompt and then send a person with the best answer. I will judge who gets it right.

26. Describe the events leading up to the settling of Stephen Austin’s colony in Texas.

27. If Texas had never been under Spanish/Mexican rule, describe what would be different in Texas today.

28. Explain the events that allowed Stephen F
Explain the events that allowed Stephen F. Austin to found the first Anglo American colony in Texas.