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1
An example of the Spanish influence on place names can be evidenced by various cities throughout Texas. Which of the following is the panhandle city that was named after the color of its soil and its wildflowers by its early settlers?
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A
San Marcos.
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B
Goliad.
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C
Amarillo.
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D
Uvalde.
2
Texas American Indians both adapted to and modified their environment. Which of the following is the least destructive to the environment in order to meet a basic need of survival?
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F
Living a nomadic style of life, hunting and gathering.
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G
Using the logs from surrounding trees to construct homes.
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H
Putting
barbed wire -
J
Manufacturing clothing in factories to keep warm in cold climates.
3
Note: in seventeen ninety nearly the entire non-Indian population of Texas lived in these three settlements. For comparison, the non-Indian Spanish population in the rest of the Americas was over 2,000,000.
September 6, 1767
"We arrived at the Mission of Nacogdoches where we found only one Franciscan friar..., two soldiers with their families, and some young farm workers. The priest had not one Indian to whom he could minister, nor had there been one during more than forty years to this mission's existence."
(Note: Mission closed in 1773)
What is the best generalization that can be made about the success of the Texas missions based on the chart and document above?
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A
They were very successful in converting the Native Americans to Christianity.
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B
As time went by, more Native Americans came to live at the missions.
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C
They were not very successful in converting Native Americans in Texas overall.
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D
Native Americans came to live at the missions in Texas in times of need.
4
Great Plains. North Central Plains. Mountains and Basins. Gulf Coastal Plains.
Using the map above, which region of Texas gets the lowest amount of rainfall and therefore has the driest climate?
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F
North Central Plains
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G
Mountains and Basins
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H
Gulf Coastal Plains
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J
Great Plains
5
- 1686 - Alonso de Leon leaves New Spain for Texas in search of Ft. St. Louis
- 1689 - Alonso de Leon locates the abandoned French fort
- 1689 - Expedition meets American Indians - the Caddos
- 1690 - Expedition returns to establish Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in an attempt to convert Caddoes to Catholicism and to secure East Texas from the French
Which Spanish priest was involved with the expedition described above?
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A
Fray Damian Massanet
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B
Father Jose de Escandon
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C
Father Antonio Margilde Jesus
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D
Father Hidalgo
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- nomads
- fishermen
- buffalo hunters
- tepees
Which term does NOT belong with the rest in describing the Kiowa and Apache Indians?
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F
nomad
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G
fisherman
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H
buffalo hunter
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J
tepees
7
For six years Cabeza led a slave’s life, sometimes on the mainland, sometimes on the island. From October to February they stayed on the island, living on a certain kind of root. At the end of this time they went into other parts, for the root was then beginning to grow, and not fit to eat. “I had,” said Cabeza, “to get roots from below the water and in the cane, where they grow in the ground, and from this employment I had my fingers so worn that did a straw but touch them they bled.” Later on he fared better, for, getting in the good graces of the Indians, he was allowed to become something of a trader, going far inland on his trading expeditions. In this way he became acquainted with the surrounding country.
Source: The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, JANUARY, , Vol. 1, No. 3
Although Cabeza de Vaca’s journey was full of hardships, which of the following was an unintended (unexpected) outcome of his journey?
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A
The journey brought wealth and gold to the Spanish Empire.
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B
The journey was originally sent to explore and map Texas.
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C
The journey was a way of living with the Native Americans and forging alliances.
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D
The journey helped to stop France from entering the New World.
8
Unsuccessful in escaping debt through traditional business pursuits, On the trip out of Texas, |
Which Texan does the above article best describe?
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F
Stephen F. Austin
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G
Moses Austin
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H
Green DeWitt
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J
Erasmo Seguin
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Average Annual Precipitation. Dry. Semi-Dry. Adequate. Wet. Population. Few or No People. Thinly Populated. Moderately Populated. Heavily Populated.
Moving from East Texas to West Texas, the population 
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A
increases; more rainfall
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B
decreases; less rainfall
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C
stays the same; technology
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D
cannot be predicted; technology
10
One difference between Spanish and Anglo settlements in Texas was that Spanish settlements were primarily missions and
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F
military outposts
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G
located near a water source
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H
moving camps of fur trappers and outlaws
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J
isolated farms and ranches resulting from land grants managed by empresarios
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|
The list above describes the contributions of which
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A
Erasmo Seguin
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B
Green DeWitt
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C
Moses Austin
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D
Stephen F. Austin
13
Spain and the New World. English Translation. fifteen nineteen. Daily News. Spanish Explorer Pineda Helps Future Explorers Out! Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda. Amazing! How did he do it.
From the above headline what do we
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A
He sailed around the world.
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B
He mapped the coast of Texas.
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C
He found the Northwest Passage.
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D
He claimed Texas for Mexico.
15
| There are over 40 rivers and 11,000 streams in Texas. Many of these have been |
Since the Ogallala Aquifer is the largest underground water source in the state, the opinion expressed above declares we should do what with it?
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A
We should provide more cities with the Aquifer’s water.
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B
We should work to conserve the Aquifer’s water.
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C
We should bring the Aquifer’s water to the surface as a lake.
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D
We should find other aquifers to support the states’ water supply.
16
Which of the following is best illustrated by the map above?
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F
The French dominated over Spain in Texas.
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G
The Spanish and French competed for land claims in Texas.
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H
The French were the first to establish missions in Texas.
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J
No missions were established in the Mountains and Basins region.
17
Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.
What similarities do the Apache and Comanche cultures share and why?
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A
They survived by fishing because they lived near the coast.
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B
They survived on corn and other vegetables because they were farmers.
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C
They gathered wild plants and built permanent homes because they lived in West Texas.
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D
They depended on the buffalo and were nomads because they lived on the plains.
18
Title: Relative frequency of killer tornado events, 1960-2004. Note: The white lettering says "Tornado Alley."
Texas is on the southern edge of a region of the U.S. known as “Tornado Alley”. Tornadoes usually occur –
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F
in the Piney Woods and Mountains and Basins regions.
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G
in the north-central part of Texas and South Texas plains region.
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H
in the Panhandle, the north-central plains, or East Texas.
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J
in the Panhandle or Mountains and Basins regions.
19
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Spanish Colonial era in Texas?
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A
Forts were built primarily to protect the Americans Indians.
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B
Missions were used as a way to claim land.
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C
American Indians were discouraged from learning trades and skills.
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D
American Indians were placed onto reservation lands.
20
CONSTITUTION OF 1824. The constitutional government in Texas began with the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824, which, to some degree, was patterned after the United States Constitution but resembled more the Spanish Constitution of 1812. Congress was made the final interpreter of the document; the Catholic religion was made the state faith, and the church was supported by the public treasury. The president and vice president were elected for four-year terms by the legislative bodies of the states, the lower house of Congress to elect in case of a tie or lack of majority. There were numerous limitations on the powers of the president. The Congress was composed of two houses meeting annually from January 1 to April 15. The president could prolong the regular session for an additional thirty days and could call extra sessions. Deputies in the lower house served two years, while senators were selected by their state legislatures for four-year terms. The judicial power was vested in the Supreme Court and superior courts of departments and districts. The Supreme Court was composed of eleven judges and the attorney general. There was no particular effort to define the rights of states in the Confederacy. They were required to separate executive, legislative, and judicial functions in their individual constitutions, which were to be in harmony with the national constitution, but local affairs were independent of the general government. |
What role did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 play in the development of Texas?
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F
It established a dictatorship type of government in Mexico to gain control of the colonies.
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G
It established the state of Coahuila y Texas and a constitution somewhat similar to the United States.
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H
It allowed Santa Anna to receive all of the power and the Texans were against the Constitution.
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J
It outlawed the Roman Catholic faith and allowed for freedom of religion.
21
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A
All the cities are close to the north where it is cooler.
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B
All of the cities are close to waterways and transportation routes.
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C
All of the cities are close to each other.
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D
All of the cities are located along the border of Mexico.
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Establishment of Missions Building of Presidios Spread of Catholicism Beginnings of the Texas Cattle Industry |
Which era best summarizes the characteristics in the box above?
23
What was the importance of the State Colonization Law of 1825?
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A
It allowed large amounts of land to be bought by settlers for a small price under the empresario system.
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B
It prevented more slaves from entering Texas into the land grants under the empresario system.
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C
It placed customs duties on all goods entering from the United States to promote trade within the colonies.
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D
It created the Catholic religion as the national faith in Coahuila y Texas.
25
Which explorer who was looking for the mouth of the Mississippi River, but accidentally shipwrecked off Matagorda Island in Texas and established Fort St. Louis in 1685?
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A
Robert La Salle.
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B
Hernando Cortez.
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C
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.
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D
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.
26
How does the physical environment of coastal Texas compare with that of the Mountains and Basins region?
Choose two answers.
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F
Mountains and Basins region has more agriculture.
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G
Coastal Texas has a higher elevation than the Mountains and Basins region.
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H
Mountains and Basins region has more rivers and precipitation.
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J
Coastal Texas has more precipitation and a milder climate.
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K
Mountains and Basins region has deserts and more extreme temperatures.
27
Which of the following was a negative effect of the Spanish missions in Texas?
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A
American Indians were moved to the coast to make room for the missionaries.
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B
American Indians tried to control the missionaries and fighting broke out.
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C
American Indians starved because buffalo were wiped out by the missionaries.
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D
American Indians were killed by diseases brought by the Spanish.
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"...we remained two days with these Indians, who gave us beans and pumpkins for our subsistence (nourishment). Their method of cooking is so new that for its strangeness I desire to speak of it...Not having discovered the use of pipkins (metal pots with handles) to boil what they would eat, they fill the half of a large calabash (dried gourd used as a kitchen tool) with water, and throw on the fire many stones of such as are most convenient and readily take the heat. When hot, they are taken up with tongs and dropped into the calabash until the water boils from the fervor of the stones. Then whatever is to be cooked is put in, and until it is done they continue taking out cooled stones and throwing in hot ones. Thus they boil their food." |
What type of American Indian culture would the above journal entry depict?
Choose two answers.
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F
Comanche.
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G
Apache.
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H
Jumano.
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J
Nomadic hunters and gatherers.
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K
Puebloan cultures.
29
Many places (cities, rivers) in Texas are named from Spanish and German words such as San Antonio, Brazos River, New Braunfels, and Pflugerville. Spanish names have been used for hundreds of towns, cities, counties, and geographic features in Texas. San Antonio, the first formal municipality in Texas, is one of the ten largest cities in the United States. Forty-two of the 254 counties in Texas bear either Hispanic names, or an Anglicized derivation such as Galveston, or a misspelling such as Uvalde. The names of physiographical features such as Llano Estacado, Guadalupe Mountains, and Padre Island serve as reminders of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who crossed portions of Texas well before the English settled the Atlantic Coast of North America. |
The names of places in Texas reflect the -
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A
state's diverse heritage
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B
state's singular culture
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C
lack of diversity in Texas
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D
dominant ethnic group
30
Based on the geographic characteristics of the Gulf Coastal Plains, what conclusion can be drawn about the Karankawas?
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F
They built homes out of adobe bricks.
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G
They lived in an area with high elevation and extreme climate.
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H
They lived in an area with low elevation and mild climate.
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J
They followed the buffalo as they searched for grass.
32
Which of the following do the pictures best illustrate?
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F
The role of slavery in the economic development of Texas.
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G
German influences on the buildings of Central Texas.
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H
The discoveries of early explorers such as Coronado.
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J
The influence of Spain on the architecture of Texas.
33
1, 2, 3, 4, N! W! E! S!
Using the map above; which physical region of Texas would you expect to find lumber-related businesses, large-scale fishing, oil and gas industries, and large-scale farming and ranching?
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A
Gulf Coast Plains
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B
Mountains and Basins
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C
Great Plains
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D
North Central Plains
34
"The Missions and Mission System in Texas" The mission was much more than a simple chapel building in which religious services and training were conducted. It included housing for Indians, missionaries, and guests, shops and mills of various kinds, storage buildings, and surrounding all of these, fortified walls. Outside these walls a mission owned thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of acres of land for pasturing the mission's extensive herds of cattle and flocks of sheep and for the cultivating of crops. ---from The Handbook of Texas |
According to the excerpt above, one could conclude that -
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F
Many conquistadors found gold in Texas.
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G
Missions were expected to be self-supporting.
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H
Missions made profits off of their cattle and crops.
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J
The mission system was a positive experience for all American Indians.
35
Based on the chart, which statement accurately compares Spanish and Anglo purposes for coming to Texas?
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A
Anglo colonists came for economic reasons, while the Spanish
sought -
B
Spanish and Anglo settlers were both interested in using slave labor to make a profit on
large tracts plantation -
C
Anglo settlers were most interested in keeping Texas land away from German immigrants, while the Spaniards did not want the French to take over East Texas.
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D
The Spanish sent 300 families to settle Texas at a time when the Anglos primarily sent soldiers and missionaries.
