Question 1
The Mexican government invited settlement into Texas because it:
A) wanted to create a buffer zone with the Comanche settlements to the west.
B) wanted to stimulate economic growth.
C) could make huge profits from the sale of the land.
D) wanted to create a multicultural society.
Question 2
The Native Americans who were the most dangerous and least assimilated were the:
A) Vaqueros.
B) Comancheros.
C) Sioux.
D) Comanches.
Question 3
Tejanos were:
A) Spanish-speaking residents of Texas.
B) mestizos.
C) a multiracial amalgam of whites, blacks, and Indians.
D) American foreigners residing in Texas.
Question 4
The population of Bent's Fort illustrates which broader pattern of American settlement into new areas?
A) frontier of inclusion
B) frontier of exclusion
C) conflict
D) assimilation