Stephen Austin made all of the following rules for citizens of his colony except: a.

must be law-abiding

b.

must be hard-working

c.

must convert to Catholicism

d.

must be a citizen of the United States

d.  Must be a citizen of the United States.

Explanation:

Stephen Fuller Austin was the founding father of the state of Texas. He worked hard to get permission to form a state/ colony and was made an empresario by the Mexican emperor. And since the government cannot personally oversee the colony, he was made the 'ruler' of the land.

And in his role as 'founder' of the land, he made several rules for the 300 families to follow, among which are some of the points given in the question. He dictated that the immigrants be law-abiding people, hard-working, and if not a Roman Catholic, he must convert to being one. But among the options given, what was not part of the rule is that the people must be a citizen of the United States.  

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explanation:

the topic i chose to write about was " why scuba diving is so popular". the topic is suitable for the audience because it is the easiest to develop and explain, it can be explained in a simpler more conversational manner, it does not require the use of too many technical words, and the final reason for selecting this topic is that it is the one most people can relate to, you might not know too much about scuba diving, but you could probably agree that it is very popular. the purpose of the writing about this topic is to convince more people about the benefits both for the body and the mind that   scuba diving can have on a person. it can you keep fit since it requires a lot of energy when swimming underwater; it also you relax because you forget about the world when you are underwater being mesmerized by the underwater world. i would write this paper in the summer, a perfect time to give scuba diving a try if a person has not done it yet.