Question

how did texas become a state?
in 1821 mexico won independence from spain. mexico controlled the land that is now texas. at the time, the non - native american population of texas was about 3,000. most of these people were tejanos (tay • hah • nohs), or mexicans who claimed texas as their home. wishing to increase settlement, mexico offered vast tracts of land to people who would agree to bring families to settle there - as citizens of mexico. stephen f. austin brought 300 american families to settle in texas. austins success made him a leader among the american settlers.
at first, mexico encouraged americans to settle in texas. before long, americans greatly outnumbered tejanos. tensions with mexico developed when americans refused to follow mexicos rules. these included learning spanish and becoming catholic. many americans also held enslaved african americans, even though mexico threatened to ban slavery. in 1830 mexico issued a decree, or official order, closing its borders to further immigration. american settlers, led by austin and sam houston, tried to make peace with mexican leaders. these efforts failed. texans - including americans and tejanos - began planning to break away from mexico.

1. why did newly independent mexico offer large tracts of land for settlement to non - native people?

mexicos population was sma

1. who are tejanos?

select
select
mexicans who lived in texas.
native americans or mexican indians living in texas.
americans who settled in texas.

Explanation:

Question 1

The text says "Wishing to increase settlement, Mexico offered vast tracts of land...". So the reason is to increase settlement (implied by the need as the non - Native population was low, so they wanted more people to settle). The given option "Mexico's population was sma" (likely a typo for "small" - related, as a small non - Native population and desire to increase settlement) fits as they wanted more settlers.

From the text: "Most of these people were Tejanos (tay • HAH • nohs), or Mexicans who claimed Texas as their home." So Tejanos are Mexicans who lived in Texas.

Answer:

Mexico's population was sma (assuming it's a typo - related correct option about wanting to increase settlement due to low initial non - Native population)

Question 2