General Mier y Teran's report focused on population in which region?

• A. Gulf Coast
• B. West Texas
• C. East Texas
• D. Northern Texas

Answer: (C)

General Mier y Terán studied how people lived across Texas to judge how secure Mexican control was and where Mexico needed more settlers. He focused on the eastern part of Texas along the Gulf Coast because that area had the most Anglo-American settlers and the strongest influence from the United States, making it the region most important for Mexico to defend and settle with loyal Mexican citizens. So, the emphasis of his report was the population in East Texas.