Jeopardy
Individuals
Filibusters/
Rebellion
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Immigration
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Why did the first Anglo
settlers come to Texas?
Land Grants
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Who brought the first
American settlers to Texas?
Stephen F. Austin
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What did the Law of April 6,
1830 try to end?
Anglo immigration to Texas
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What were most Anglo
settlements in the 1800’s?
Permanent ranching and
farming communities on
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Who were the Old 300?
The first families to settle in
Austin’s colony in Texas.
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What happened to Moses
Austin?
He died before he could
begin his colony.
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What do you call an
adventure seeker who often
started a rebellion in a
foreign country for a profit?
Filibuster
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Who were three major
filibusters in Texas?
James Long, Philip Nolan, and
Augustus Magee
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Who received the first Texas
land grant (empresario)
from Spain?
Moses Austin
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From whom did Mexico
win its independence in
1821?
Spain
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How did Moses Austin
establish a colony?
He settled 300 American
families in Texas.
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What was a requirement the
empresarios had to follow
to receive a land grant in
Texas?
Pledge loyalty to Spain and
convert to Catholicism
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What did the State
Colonization Law of 1825
allow?
For other empresarios to
receive land grants
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What was a major reason
settlers moved to Texas?
They were attracted by the
plentiful and inexpensive land
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What did Stephen F. Austin
create to defend against
native attacks on his colony.
A militia
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Which empresario declared
Texas independent in the
Fredonian Rebellion?
Benjamin Edwards
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What established a states’
rights government for Mexico,
and gave most powers to the
state government?
Constitution of 1824
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Why did the settlers create
the Turtle Bayou
Resolutions?
To pledge their continued
loyalty to Mexico
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Why was Stephen F. Austin
arrested on his way back
home from Mexico?
His letter suggesting Texas
establish a new state
government was
intercepted
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What is an example of
Manifest Destiny?
Anglo-Americans coming to
Texas
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This law ended immigration
from the U.S. to Texas. Many
Texans were not happy about
this.
Law of April 6, 1830
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