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“Twenty-five or perhaps thirty log cabins strung along the west bank of the Brazos River . . . Men were largely the majority, coming from every state in the Union . . . The buildings being of unhewn [rough] logs . . . presented few [identifiable] features.”
—Noah Smithwick, The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days
Which of these statements best describes the empresario settlement of San Felipe de Austin when Noah Smithwick arrived there in 1827?(1 point)
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Few of the settlers living there were women.
Few of the settlers living there were women.
Few settlers were healthy because they had no fresh drinking water.
Few settlers were healthy because they had no fresh drinking water.
Most settlers were wealthy enough to live in fancy homes.
Most settlers were wealthy enough to live in fancy homes.
Most settlers living there came from Mexico and Europe.
“Twenty-five or perhaps thirty log cabins strung along the west bank of the Brazos River . . . Men were largely the majority, coming from every state in the Union . . . The buildings being of unhewn [rough] logs . . . presented few [identifiable] features.”
—Noah Smithwick, The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days
Which of these statements best describes the empresario settlement of San Felipe de Austin when Noah Smithwick arrived there in 1827?(1 point)
Responses
Few of the settlers living there were women.
Few of the settlers living there were women.
Few settlers were healthy because they had no fresh drinking water.
Few settlers were healthy because they had no fresh drinking water.
Most settlers were wealthy enough to live in fancy homes.
Most settlers were wealthy enough to live in fancy homes.
Most settlers living there came from Mexico and Europe.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The statement that best describes the empresario settlement of San Felipe de Austin when Noah Smithwick arrived there in 1827 is:
**Few of the settlers living there were women.**
Smithwick's description highlights a male-dominated settlement with men coming from various states, which suggests that there were few women among the settlers.
**Few of the settlers living there were women.**
Smithwick's description highlights a male-dominated settlement with men coming from various states, which suggests that there were few women among the settlers.