1. Chapter 7 Review

2. Which cash crop was grown by most Anglo American settlers in Texas?

3. Cotton!

4. In 1825 the colonization laws of Mexico said a man would get extra land if…

5. he married a Mexican woman
ole!

6. What was the main reason Anglo Americans came to Texas?

7. cheap farmland.

8. What were the requirements to settle in Austin’s colony?

9. be of good “moral character”
become a citizen of Spain/Mexico
take an oath of allegiance to Mexico
become Catholic

10. What is an empresario?

11. A business agent who brought settlers to Texas
¡ Va a Tejas!

12. What was the name of the capital of Austin’s colony?

13. San Felipe de Austin commonly called San Felipe

14. The original settlers to Austin’s colony were called

15. Old Three Hundred

16. Most empresarios brought settlers to Texas from which country?

17. the United States

18. What Mexican state was Texas part of?

19. Coahuila y Tejas

20. Who convinced the Spanish governor of Texas to grant Austin’s request to bring settlers to Texas

21. Baron de Bastrop

22. Stephen F. Austin raised a militia on his return from Mexico City because …

23. the colony needed protection from Native American raids

24. Under the Mexican constitution of 1824, what could Texas do if its population grew?

25. Become its own state in Mexico

26. Place these events in the correct order:
Green DeWitt establishes his colony west of the Old Three Hundred settlement.
Stephen F. Austin establishes the Old Three Hundred settlement.
Texas is a colony of Spain.
Father Hidalgo declares Mexican independence.

27. C. Texas is a colony of Spain.
D. Father Hidalgo declares Mexican independence.
B. Stephen F. Austin establishes the Old Three Hundred settlement.
A. Green DeWitt establishes his colony west of the Old Three Hundred settlement.

28. What was Stephen F. Austin willing to do to help colonists pay their bills to him?

29. What does this tell you about him?
extend credit
What does this tell you about him?

30. Which Native American groups raided Austin’s colony?

31. Tonkawas and Karankawas

32. Where did McMullen and McGloin establish a colony of Irish immigrants?

33. San Patricio

34. Name 3 reasons colonists in Texas thought they needed slaves.

35. To clear the land
To cultivate crops
To make good profits

36. A Centralist believed that …

37. all power should be concentrated in the national government

38. Federalists believed that …

39. The states and national government should share power.

40. What was the capital of Coahuila y Tejas?

41. Saltillo

42. What industry did Martín de León and his family promote (help) the growth of in Texas?

43. cattle and ranching

44. What is a depression?

45. A time in which businesses suffer and people lose jobs

46. What is a militia?

47. A group organized to protect the colony or community

48. Pre AP – Be able to answer this question in sentence and paragraph form, naming and explaining at least 6 reasons to support your answer. Make it good enough to be worth 12 points on the test. Why was Stephen F. Austin so successful as a colonizer?

49. Founded the first Anglo- American colony in Texas.
Wanted only people of good moral character to come to Texas.
Brought more colonists to Texas than any other empresario.
Allowed settlers to pay on credit for his legal services.
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there's more!

50. Impressed Mexicans and Texans alike with his honesty and hard work
Established a militia to protect the colony
Brought over 1, families to Texas
His contracts included some of the most fertile land in Texas.
What a guy!