How did the Spanish respond to the establishment of a French settlement in Texas in 1682? (1 point)
They ignored the French presence in Texas.
They declared war on France.
They sent expeditions to Texas to confront the French.
They negotiated a treaty to divide Texas between France and Spain.
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Which of the following statements accurately explains a way that both Alonso Álvarez de Piñeda and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de
Vaca contributed to the exploration of Texas? (1 point)
Both explorers provided information about the geography of Texas that helped other explorers.
Both explorers experienced conflict over land with Indigenous Americans once they arrived in Texas.
Both explorers wrote books about their experiences discovering gold and building colonies in Texas.
Both explorers were shipwrecked during their voyages and required help from Indigenous cultures.
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Both explorers provided information about the geography of Texas that helped other explorers.
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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo has been called the flagship mission of San Antonio and the Queen of the Missions.
What conclusion can you draw about this mission? (1 point)
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was the first mission in the area.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was the only mission in the area.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was considered too small to become a social and cultural center.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was a model for other missions and a social and cultural center.
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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was a model for other missions and a social and cultural center.
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Which of the following statements illustrates the political division between Texans during the Mexican War for Independence?
I. José Gutiérrez de Lara became president of Texas and then was asked to resign.
II. Rebels fighting at the Battle of Medina disobeyed orders from the Texas president.
III. Tejano and Anglo rebels unified to take control of San Antonio de Bexar. (1 point)
II and III only
I and III only
I, II, and III
I and II only
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II and III only
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What evidence shows that the Europeans influenced the culture of Texas? (1 point)
Villages and towns were built, but only Europeans lived in them.
All of the Indigenous peoples were converted to Christianity.
Indigenous peoples continued to be nomadic.
Villages and towns were built and given Spanish names
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Villages and towns were built and given Spanish names.
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What is an insurgent? (1 point)
a person of mixed Indigenous and European heritage
a person from northern Mexico
a person who acts against their government
a person who owns land and has power
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A person who acts against their government.
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Which action from the new Mexican government was a reason that the Mexican War for Independence was a turning point in
Texas history? (1 point)
They allowed American culture to spread when they invited Anglos to settle in Texas.
They damaged the Mexican economy when they gave away cheap farmland in Texas.
They forced Tejanos into slavery when they offered land contracts to Anglos in Texas.
They increased conflict with France when they encouraged Anglo settlement in Texas.
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They allowed American culture to spread when they invited Anglos to settle in Texas.
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What was one effect that Anglo-American colonization and the State Colonization Law of 1825 had on Tejanos and Indigenous
Americans living in Texas? (1 point)
All three groups cooperated to farm, raise livestock, and improve the economy of Mexico after the war for independence.
Tejanos and Indigenous Americans were forced by the Mexican government to adopt Anglo-American culture.
Conflict arose when Anglo-Americans claimed land where the other groups had been living and forced them to move.
The Mexican government provided new land contracts for Tejanos and Indigenous Americans so all three groups could live peacefully
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Conflict arose when Anglo-Americans claimed land where the other groups had been living and forced them to move.
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What was the primary reason Anglo-American settlers brought enslaved people to Texas? (1 point)
to grow and harvest cotton
to fight against the Mexican government
to work in coastal fisheries
to build and maintain railroads
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The primary reason Anglo-American settlers brought enslaved people to Texas was to grow and harvest cotton.
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“Money is very scarce in Texas; not one in ten sales are made for cash . . . Trade is daily increasing, owing to the large crops of
cotton . . .” —Colonel Juan Almonte, 1834 report to the Mexican government on Texas
“If they [settlers in Texas] want any article of first necessity, coffee, for instance . . . they will send some of their chickens, butter,
and eggs to a neighboring family newly arrived, and propose an exchange.” —Mary Austin Holley, from Texas: Observations, Historical, Geographical, and Descriptive, 1833
What was one common feature about Texas economic activity in the 1830s that both Juan Almonte and Mary Austin Holley
addressed in their writings? (1 point)
Most Texans were able to produce their own manufactured goods and luxury items.
The Texas economy was a cash-based system.
Texas depended on an economy based on enslaved labor.
Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
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Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
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Which of these statements best describes the actions of the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company during the empresario era
in Texas? (1 point)
It went bankrupt trying to bring new immigrants to Texas.
It was dissolved by the government of the Republic of Texas for cheating immigrants out of their land.
It was purchased by several empresarios who used the company to bring settlers to East Texas.
It cheated potential immigrants of their land by issuing worthless scrip
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It cheated potential immigrants of their land by issuing worthless scrip
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Yes or no is the answer are correct
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Yes, the answer "It cheated potential immigrants of their land by issuing worthless scrip" is correct.
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