FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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introducing Spanish foods to the new settlers
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requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion
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administering Spanish language tests to settlers
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expecting Anglo settlers to wear Spanish clothing
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Detailed explanation-1: -One way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants to Anglo empresarios was by? Requiring settlers to practice the Catholic religion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Feeling threatened by the native groups, and worried that the United States would try to take Texas, the Mexican government moved to enact policies to move more settlers into the area to help implement control over the region. The Mexican government worked with empresarios, who operated as land agents in Texas.
Detailed explanation-3: -The newly passed Law of April 6, 1830, prohibited the entrance of Anglo-Americans into Texas unless they had a passport to Austin’s or DeWitt’s colony.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824 established that Mexico would be a federal republic, and no longer a monarchy. A republic is a representative system of government, in which authority rests in the hands of the people, who elect representatives to act on their political behalf.