I. Empresarios' contracts
are drawn.
II. Moses Austin gets
permission to settle Texas.
III. Mexican Constitution of
1824 was drafted.
IV. Mexico becomes
independent from Spain.
1. Which is the correct chronological sequence for the above events?
2. Why is the year 1821 important to the history of Texas?
3. What did the Mexican Federal Constitution say? And what did it restrict people’s right to
do?
4. What was the outcome of the battle of Medina?
5. Describe the following people. What major cities did they create?
a. Moses Austin
b. Stephen F. Austin
c. Martin de Leon
d. Erasmo Seguin
e. Green DeWitt
6. What was the purpose of the Guiterrez-Magee expedition?
7. Who was Guiterrez fighting in honor of?
8. What type of government did the Americans want for Texas?
9.
What type of government did the Mexicans want for Texas?
10. What did Guiterrez want for Texas?
11. What was an empresario?
12. What Texas region were the majority of empresario grants?
13. How did de Leon’s colony differ from Dewitts?
14. What was a filibuster?
15. Who was Phillip Nolan and what did he do?
16. When did he die?
17. Who was James Long and when did he die?
18. Why did Mexico want independence from Spain?
19. What were some methods of settlement for the Spanish, Mexicans, and Anglos?
20. What did the State Colonization Law of 1825 say?
21.