Who was the only Tejano to establish a successful empresario colony in Texas during the 1820s?(1 point)
Responses
Juan Almonte
Juan Almonte
Vicente Guerrero
Vicente Guerrero
Erasmo Seguín
Erasmo Seguín
Martín de León
Martín de León
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
“Ladies should remember that in a new country they cannot get things made at any moment . . . Those who must have a feather-bed had better bring it . . . though the air swarms with live geese, a feather-bed could not be got for love or money. Mattresses . . . are made of the moss, which hangs on almost every tree. They cost nothing but the case and the trouble of preparing the moss.”
—Mary Austin Holley, Texas: Observations, Historical, Geographical and Descriptive, 1833
What is Mary Austin Holley trying to explain to new immigrants about moving to Texas?
(1 point)
Responses
Texas manufacturers had the resources to produce the same type of luxury items that were available in the United States.
Texas manufacturers had the resources to produce the same type of luxury items that were available in the United States.
People in Texas often lacked nice things that were taken for granted in the United States.
People in Texas often lacked nice things that were taken for granted in the United States.
Women were discouraged from immigrating to Texas.
Women were discouraged from immigrating to Texas.
Most everyday items that people used in the United States were also used regularly in Texas.
People in Texas often lacked nice things that were taken for granted in the United States.
How did Tejano leader Erasmo Seguín impact the colonization of Texas during the empresario era?(1 point)
Responses
He was able to persuade the Mexican government to outlaw slavery in Texas.
He was able to persuade the Mexican government to outlaw slavery in Texas.
He influenced the Mexican government to grant Anglo-American empresarios land grants in Texas.
He influenced the Mexican government to grant Anglo-American empresarios land grants in Texas.
He was the only Tejano to receive an empresario contract from the Mexican government.
He was the only Tejano to receive an empresario contract from the Mexican government.
He supported stricter laws to restrict Anglo-American immigration to Texas during the 1830s.