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 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.
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.
The raids by Indigenous Americans of the Plains had a significant impact on shaping Texas identity by causing fear, inciting retaliatory violence, and reinforcing the idea of Texas as a frontier land that needed to be defended.
In 1–2 sentences, how would you assess the impact of raids by the Indigenous Americans of the Plains on Texas identity?(2 points)
None of the provided actions from the new Mexican government during the Mexican War for Independence were a reason that the event was a turning point in Texas history.
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 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.
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.
The correct response is: 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.
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.
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 correct response is: 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 grow and harvest cotton
to grow and harvest cotton
to fight against the Mexican government
to fight against the Mexican government
to build and maintain railroads
to build and maintain railroads
to work in coastal fisheries
The correct response is: to grow and harvest cotton.
Early Texas Unit Test
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Question
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
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.
Texas depended on an economy based on enslaved labor.
Texas depended on an economy based on enslaved labor.
The Texas economy was a cash-based system.
The Texas economy was a cash-based system.
Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
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The correct response is: Texans relied on a barter system to exchange goods.
Which of these statements best describes the actions of the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company during the empresario era in Texas?(1 point)
Responses
It was dissolved by the government of the Republic of Texas for cheating immigrants out of their land.
It was dissolved by the government of the Republic of Texas for cheating immigrants out of their land.
It was purchased by several empresarios who used the company to bring settlers to East Texas.
It was purchased by several empresarios who used the company to bring settlers to East Texas.
It went bankrupt trying to bring new immigrants to Texas.
It went bankrupt trying to bring new immigrants to Texas.
It cheated potential immigrants of their land by issuing worthless scrip.
It cheated potential immigrants of their land by issuing worthless scrip.