What is an insurgent?(1 point) Responses a person from northern Mexico a person from northern Mexico a person of mixed Indigenous and European heritage a person of mixed Indigenous and European heritage a person who acts against their government a person who acts against their government a person who owns land and has power
An insurgent is a person who acts against their government.
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 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 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 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 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. Tejanos and Indigenous Americans were forced by the Mexican government to adopt Anglo-American culture. Tejanos and Indigenous Americans were forced by the Mexican government to adopt Anglo-American culture. 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. 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.
What was the primary reason Anglo-American settlers brought enslaved people to Texas? (1 point) Responses to build and maintain railroads to build and maintain railroads to work in coastal fisheries to work in coastal fisheries to grow and harvest cotton to grow and harvest cotton to fight against the Mexican government
The primary reason Anglo-American settlers brought enslaved people to Texas was to grow and harvest cotton.
Use the excerpts to answer the question. “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) Responses Texas depended on an economy based on enslaved labor. Texas depended on an economy based on enslaved labor. Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods. Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods. Most Texans were able to produce their own manufactured goods and luxury items. Most Texans were able to produce their own manufactured goods and luxury items. The Texas economy was a cash-based system.
One common feature about Texas economic activity in the 1830s mentioned by both Juan Almonte and Mary Austin Holley in their writings is that Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
n 1–2 sentences, how would you assess the impact of raids by the Indigenous Americans of the Plains on Texas identity?(2 points)
