Unit 4 Escape Room

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Unit 4 ESCAPE GAME

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 MISSION

THE base

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Moses Austin

QUESTION 1/2

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

Stephen F. Austin

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

For religious freedom

QUESTION 2/2

establish missions and presidios

For cheap farmland

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

THE base

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QUESTION 1/3

• Tejano Rancher
• Represented Texas at the Mexican Constituional Convention

Philip Nolan

Stephen F. Austin

Erasmo Seguin

QUESTION 2/3

Most land grants in Texas were located where?

Great Plains

Coastal Plains

Moutains and Basins

QUESTION 3/3

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

Wheat

Corn

Cotton

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QUESTION 1/3

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

christianity

Catholic

Freedom of religion

QUESTION 2/3

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

everyone had to become Catholic

Everyone must speak Spanish

Only Spanish foods were allowed

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

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

State Colonization Law of 1825

The New 300

Gutierrez-Magee Expedition

Mexican Consitution convention

QUESTION 2/3

• Suspected Spy
• claimed Texas Independent

Erasmo Seguin

Stephen F. Austin

James Long

Philip Nolan

QUESTION 3/3

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

Native American conflicts would increase

continue slavery for both Texas and Mexico

Tensions that could split the region

end all immigration to Texas

the base

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QUESTION 1/3

• Filibuster
• invaded Nacogdoches
• declared Texas independent from Spain

Jose Gutierrez de Lara

Philip Nolan

Stephen F. Austin

James LOng

QUESTION 2/3

Why was the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition created?

To protect settlers from Native American Attacks

To protect Settlers from Mexico

to continue the fight for independence started by Father Hidalgo

to have the US support Texas

QUESTION 3/3

Which document stated that everyone practice the Catholic religion?

None

both

Mexican Constitution of 1824

Colonization Law of 1825

QUESTION 3/3

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

Wrote the Colonization Laws of 1825

Eestablish the first sucessful Anglo colony

He established colonies in deep south Mexico

Created missions in the coastal plains

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