Unit 4 Escape Room

Unit 4 ESCAPE GAME

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THE MISSION

Mission Paragraph for Digital Escape Room: The Mexican National Era in Texas Welcome, young historians! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to embark on an exciting digital escape room adventure that will challenge your knowledge of the Mexican National Era in Texas. As you navigate through this immersive experience, you will uncover the key events, influential figures, and significant changes that shaped Texas during this pivotal time in history. From understanding the impact of the Mexican Constitution of 1824 to exploring the roles of settlers like Stephen F. Austin and the challenges faced by early Texans, every clue you solve will bring you closer to escaping! Gather your wits, work collaboratively, and use your historical knowledge to unlock the secrets of the past. The fate of Texas history is in your hands! Are you ready to escape?

THE base

Find the clue you need to keep moving forward

QUESTION 1/2

Stephen F. Austin

Who was known as the "Father of Texas" because they founded the first large Anglo colony in Texas?

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

Moses Austin

QUESTION 2/2

For religious freedom

Why did many Anglo settlers migrate to Mexican Texas with empresarios?

For cheap farmland

establish missions and presidios

THE base

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QUESTION 1/3

Erasmo Seguin

• Tejano Rancher
• Represented Texas at the Mexican Constituional Convention

Who is being described above?

Stephen F. Austin

Philip Nolan

QUESTION 2/3

Moutains and Basins

Coastal Plains

Most land grants in Texas were located where?

Great Plains

QUESTION 3/3

Cotton

To adapt to climate conditions in Texas the Austin Colony farmed -

Corn

Wheat

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

Freedom of religion

The Mexican Constituion of 1824 stated that the religion must be -

Catholic

christianity

QUESTION 2/3

Only Spanish foods were allowed

To maintain the Mexican culture the Colonization Law of 1825 stated that -

Everyone must speak Spanish

everyone had to become Catholic

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

Mexican Consitution convention

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

What helped to create and maintian the empresario system in Texas during this era?

The New 300

State Colonization Law of 1825

QUESTION 2/3

Philip Nolan

James Long

• Suspected Spy
• claimed Texas Independent

Stephen F. Austin

Erasmo Seguin

QUESTION 3/3

end all immigration to Texas

Tensions that could split the region

The merger of Texas and Coahuila into one state would cause -

continue slavery for both Texas and Mexico

Native American conflicts would increase

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

James LOng

Stephen F. Austin

• Filibuster
• invaded Nacogdoches
• declared Texas independent from Spain

Philip Nolan

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

QUESTION 2/3

to have the US support Texas

to continue the fight for independence started by Father Hidalgo

Why was the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition created?

To protect Settlers from Mexico

To protect settlers from Native American Attacks

QUESTION 3/3

Colonization Law of 1825

Mexican Constitution of 1824

Which document stated that everyone practice the Catholic religion?

both

None

Created missions in the coastal plains

QUESTION 3/3

He established colonies in deep south Mexico

How did Stephen F. Austin help to develop the growth of Texas?

Eestablish the first sucessful Anglo colony

Wrote the Colonization Laws of 1825

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