Chapter 8

Question 1

Financial Panic

Answer 1

economic collapse

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

recession in an economy

Question 3

Moses Austin

Answer 3

He created colonization in Texas

Question 4

Panic 1819

Answer 4

Made Austin move to Texas

Question 5

Stephen Austin

Answer 5

He continued his father’s work and making colonization successful.

Question 6

Baron de Bastrop

Answer 6

Dutch businessman who helped Austin

Question 7

Cotton gins

Answer 7

a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation.

Question 8

Land Titles

Answer 8

legal documents proving ownership

Question 9

Militia

Answer 9

civil army

Question 10

Erasmo Seguin

Answer 10

the mayor of San Antonio

Question 11

Joseph H. Hawkins

Answer 11

financial support for lively

Question 12

Lively

Answer 12

Small ship with colonists and cargo

Question 13

Imperial Colonization Law

Answer 13

Land grant secure and Austin could continue to bring in settlers

Question 14

Old 300

Answer 14

the first settlers of his colony

Question 15

Samuel May Williams

Answer 15

colonial secretary

Question 16

John P. Coles

Answer 16

sawmill for lumber

Question 17

Jane Long

Answer 17

widow of a filibuster who received land

Question 18

San Felipe de Austin

Answer 18

Capital city of the colony

Question 19

Little Colony

Answer 19

Another one of his colonies

Question 20

Bastrop

Answer 20

main town of the colony near colanche

Question 21

Empresairo

Answer 21

granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting and taking responsibility for settling