Author Question: In the area between the Rio Grande River and the Nueces River in what once was Nuevo Santander and ... (Read 72 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

In the area between the Rio Grande River and the Nueces River in what once was Nuevo Santander and now was Tamaulipas, residents __________.

A. greatly expanded their ranching operations that had been disrupted by the war for independence
B. felt very distant from settlers in the main part of Texas and believed that the two areas had very little in common
C. attracted several thousand immigrants from the United States
D. were mostly outlaws and pirates who had driven out the original settlers

Question 2

In the early 1820s, the Paso del Norte (El Paso area) settlements __________.

A. were still recovering from the economic devastation caused by the war for independence
B. remained part of the State of New Mexico
C. continued to prosper, especially because of commercial activity moving along the Santa Fe Trail and the Camino Real
D. found their economic future increasing linked to San Antonio because of the Overland Trail