FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Become Mexican citizens
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Make peace with Native tribes
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Bring slaves with them to farm the land
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Become Metizos and pay taxes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mexican government opened Texas to colonization by European and American immigrants. Land was offered on generous terms. Settlers had to improve the land, recognize themselves as Mexican citizens, and adhere to the Roman Catholic Church.
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: -Invite citizens of your nation to colonize your frontier lands: Mexico asked its own citizens to move to Texas and offered them incentives, such as equipment to help them settle the new land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico had officially abolished slavery in Texas in 1829, and the desire of Anglo Texans to maintain the institution of chattel slavery in Texas was also a major cause of secession. Colonists and Tejanos disagreed on whether the ultimate goal was independence or a return to the Mexican Constitution of 1824.