Question

Question

When comparing the most successful empresario colonies in Texas during the 1820s and 1830s, what was one common feature shared by each of them?(1 point)
Responses

locations close to sources of fresh water
locations close to sources of fresh water

large populations of enslaved Black Africans and Black Americans
large populations of enslaved Black Africans and Black Americans

friendly relations with nearby Indigenous tribes
friendly relations with nearby Indigenous tribes

large numbers of settlers from the United States
large numbers of settlers from the United States

Answer 1

One common feature shared by the most successful empresario colonies in Texas during the 1820s and 1830s was large numbers of settlers from the United States. Many of these colonies were established to attract American settlers, who were encouraged to move to Texas to help populate and cultivate the land.