Which one of the following statements accurately describes how various groups viewed Texas in 1821?
A. Mexican officials saw Texas as a potential source of great wealth for their new nation, if peace could be maintained.
B. Indians native to the area saw themselves as subjects of the Spanish king and were confused about what Mexican rule might mean.
C. Native-born Tejanos (Hispanics) were so disgusted with a decade of violence and chaos that they wanted Texas to be annexed by the United States.
D. American frontiersmen viewed Texas as future American territory, since it was a logical extension westward of the southern Cotton Kingdom and the Louisiana territory.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements accurately describes Texas at the conclusion of the Mexican War for Independence?
A. The economy was in surprisingly good shape.
B. The Apaches had driven most settlers out of East Texas.
C. Extensive wartime damage had turned the area into a wild, howling wilderness.
D. Illegal immigrants from the United States had converted much of Texas into an American colony.