The Old Three Hundred refers to the first group of colonists in which colony?

• A. Austin's Colony
• B. San Antonio Colony
• C. Goliad Colony
• D. Turtle Bayou Colony

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of who the Old Three Hundred were. They are the first group of Anglo settlers who received land grants under Stephen F. Austin’s empresario contract and founded Austin’s Colony along the Brazos River near San Felipe de Austin in the 1820s. This makes Austin's Colony the correct reference for the Old Three Hundred. Other names refer to different colonization efforts or events in Texas history, not the original 300: the San Antonio Colony and the Goliad Colony were separate grants, and the Turtle Bayou episode relates to a later political dispute, not the initial settlers.