Question

The original holder of the empresario contract with the Spanish government that eventually led to the settlement of San Felipe de Austin was ___________


a Martín De León


b Erasmo Seguín


c Green DeWitt


d Moses Austin

Unlike Anglo settlers, Empresario Martín De León and many of the settlers he brought to Texas were primarily engaged in which industry?
Unlike Anglo settlers, Empresario Martín De León and many of the settlers he brought to Texas were primarily engaged in which industry?


a Farming


b Cattle


c Slavery


d Mining

Why did many settlers from the United States utilize the services of empresarios like Stephen F. Austin to come to Texas?
Why did many settlers from the United States utilize the services of empresarios like Stephen F. Austin to come to Texas?


a Looking for Religious Freedom


b Looking for Gold


c Looking for Liberty


d Looking for a Fresh Start


Can you match the empresario to the area of Texas they helped to settle?

Waco
Gonzalez
San Felipe
Victoria

Stephen F. Austin
Martín De León
Green DeWitt
Sterling Robertson

The successful colonization of Texas by Anglo settlers was primarily due to the efforts of ___________.


a Green DeWitt


b Martín De León


c Sterling Robertson


d Stephen F. Austin

Where in modern-day Texas did an empresario settle mostly families from Mexico as opposed to the United States?

a Victoria


b Nacogdoches


c Austin


d Waco


e Bryan


f Gonzalez

ANSWER ALL 6 OF THEM CORRECTLY

Answer 1

The original holder of the empresario contract with the Spanish government that eventually led to the settlement of San Felipe de Austin was d) Moses Austin.

Unlike Anglo settlers, Empresario Martín De León and many of the settlers he brought to Texas were primarily engaged in which industry? a) Farming.

Why did many settlers from the United States utilize the services of empresarios like Stephen F. Austin to come to Texas? d) Looking for a Fresh Start.

Match the empresario to the area of Texas they helped to settle:
- Waco: d) Stephen F. Austin
- Gonzalez: c) Green DeWitt
- San Felipe: a) Martín De León
- Victoria: c) Sterling Robertson

The successful colonization of Texas by Anglo settlers was primarily due to the efforts of d) Stephen F. Austin.

Where in modern-day Texas did an empresario settle mostly families from Mexico as opposed to the United States? d) Waco.