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)
Responses
Both explorers wrote books about their experiences discovering gold and building colonies 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.
Both explorers were shipwrecked during their voyages and required help from Indigenous cultures.
Both explorers provided information about the geography of Texas that helped other explorers.
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 provided information about the geography of Texas that helped other explorers.
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)
Responses
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 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 the only mission in the area.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was a model for other missions and 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.
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.
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)
Responses
II and III only
II and III only
I, II, and III
I, II, and III
I and III only
I and III only
I and II only
I and II only
What evidence shows that the Europeans influenced the culture of Texas?(1 point)
Responses
Indigenous peoples continued to be nomadic.
Indigenous peoples continued to be nomadic.
All of the Indigenous peoples were converted to Christianity.
All of the Indigenous peoples were converted to Christianity.
Villages and towns were built and given Spanish names.
Villages and towns were built and given Spanish names.
Villages and towns were built, but only Europeans lived in them
Villages and towns were built and given Spanish names.
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)
Responses
They forced Tejanos into slavery when they offered land contracts to Anglos in Texas.
They forced Tejanos into slavery when they offered land contracts to Anglos in Texas.
They damaged the Mexican economy when they gave away cheap farmland in Texas.
They damaged the Mexican economy when they gave away cheap farmland in Texas.
They increased conflict with France when they encouraged Anglo settlement in Texas.
They increased conflict with France when they encouraged Anglo settlement in Texas.
They allowed American culture to spread when they invited Anglos to settle in Texas.
They allowed American culture to spread when they invited Anglos to settle in Texas.
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)
Responses
The Mexican government provided new land contracts for Tejanos and Indigenous Americans so all three groups could live peacefully.
The Mexican government provided new land contracts for Tejanos and Indigenous Americans so all three groups could live peacefully.
All three groups cooperated to farm, raise livestock, and improve the economy of Mexico after the war for independence.
All three groups cooperated to farm, raise livestock, and improve the economy of Mexico after the war for independence.
Conflict arose when Anglo-Americans claimed land where the other groups had been living and forced them to move.
Conflict arose when Anglo-Americans claimed land where the other groups had been living and forced them to move.
Tejanos and Indigenous Americans were forced by the Mexican government to adopt Anglo-American culture.