MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE OREGON TRAIL WESTWARD MIGRATION TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Speak Spanish
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Convert to Catholicism
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Obey Mexican laws
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Settlers were supposed to own property or have a craft or useful profession, and all people wishing to live in Texas were expected to report to the nearest Mexican authority for permission to settle. The rules were widely disregarded and many families became squatters.
Detailed explanation-2: -Worried that Texas was becoming too independent, the Mexican government cracked down on settlers there in 1830. It forbade further immigration-including the importation of slaves-and began to enforce taxes. Troops were sent to support tax collectors.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1820, Moses Austin, a U.S. citizen, asked the Spanish government in Mexico for permission to settle in sparsely populated Texas. Land was granted, but Austin died soon thereafter, so his son, Stephen F. Austin, took over the project.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Mexico founded the province of Texas in 1821, the land was very sparsely populated, so Texans actively recruited settlers from the United States to help grow the region’s population.