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Chapt 5 Review
Texas History Chapter 5
| Question | |
|---|---|
| What was the land like in south Texas and what was it good for? | It was flat & grassy; good for ranching |
| What was the land like in east Texas and what was it good for? | It had plenty of rainfall and rich soil; good for farming |
| Why did most Mexicans not want to settle in Texas? | Rivers weren’t deep enough in east Texas for transportation; hostile Native Americans |
| What did the colonization laws of 1823 and 1824 do? | Granted large amounts of land; didn’t have to pay taxes for 6 years; had to become Mexican citizen; 1824 – gave control of granting contracts to the state governments |
| What were some jobs that Moses Austin had? | Merchant (sold dry goods); miner (lead mining); banker |
| How did Moses Austin lose his fortune when he was in the Louisiana Territory (Missouri)? | His bank failed because the speculators couldn’t pay back their loans |
| In what year did Moses Austin get his empresario contract from Spain? | 1820 |
| Who helped Moses Austin get this contract? | Baron de Bastrop |
| Who was asked to take over the plans for settling after Moses Austin died? | Stephen F. Austin |
| What happened in 1821 that would jeopardize Austin’s empresario contract? | Mexico gained its independence |
| What did Stephen F. Austin offer to bring settlers to his colony? | • Land for 12.5 cents an acre (compared to US for $1.25per acre)• Later he rebated most of the fees• A sitio of land for ranching plus and additional 177 acres for farming |
| What did the settlers have to do in return? | Had to become Mexican citizen Adopt Roman Catholic religion |
| Who were the Old Three Hundred? | The first families of Austin’s colony |
| What were some of the problems SFA’s new colony had? | Austin was absent (in Mexico City) for a full year Drought (no rain fall) Karankawas Colony shrunk in size; Some colonists left & few came |
| How did Austin deal with some of these problems? | He created a militia to protect the colonists from attacks by Native Americans; he called for new settlers |
| Describe what life was like for women in the colonies of Texas. | It was very hard. They did not have any labor-saving devices; they had to make their own soap; few medicines and few doctors; made their clothing without sewing machines; watch over their children to keep them safe; no schools |
| Who moved to Austin’s colony and set up a hotel for immigrants? She was also called the “Mother of Texas”. | Jane Long |
| Who wrote about the “many trials and troubles” that she and her family faced on the Texas frontier? | Mary Crownover Rabb |
| What country had people come and settle in two colonies in Texas? | Ireland (Irish) |
| Which empresario was very careful about recruiting the right “kind” or “type” of settlers? | Stephen F. Austin |
| Which empresario tried to revolt against Mexico by declaring Texas an independent nation called the Republic of Fredonia? | Haden Edwards |
| Which empresario received a contract to bring 400 families to Texas and founded the town of Gonzales? | Green DeWitt |
| Who was the only Mexican empresario and founded the town of Victoria? | Martin De Leòn |
| Who helped to promote settlement in Texas by writing about Texas history and offering guidance to new immigrants? | Mary Austin Holley |
| By the mid-1830s, two regions existed in Texas. What were the two regions and who lived there? | North Texas – Anglos (Americans who lived in Texas) & South Texas – Tejanos (people with Mexican ancestry who lived in Texas) |
| What was created to deal with settlers concerns about self-rule? | Department of Nacogdoches, Bèxar & Brazos |
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