| Question |
Answer |
| Why did the Empresario system initially work? |
Anglo settlers needed workMexico needed people to work their land |
| Define the Mexican National Era |
Mexico encourages Americans to settle Texas |
| Who helped Moses and Stephen F. Austin settle Texas |
Baron de Bastrop…By convincing the governor that Mosses Austin's plan was not a plot to steal land |
| What was one way Mexican officials tried to maintain Mexican culture when issuing land grants |
requiring settlers to practice the Catholic Religion |
| Moses Austin…Stephen F. Austin…Martin de Leon…All three were what? |
Empresario |
| Stephen F. Austin started the first what? |
Anglo Colony |
| ____________ established a colony near what is present-day Gonzales |
Green DeWitt |
| Mexico and Spain both wanted to settle Texas to do what? |
Protect the land from invasion |
| -Empresario- Leader of the "Old Three Hundred"- Founded San Felipe |
Stephen F. Austin |
| Erasmo Seguin was unique because…. |
he was a Mexican working in the interest of Anglo settlers |
| What was one contributing factor that made government in Texas so different than Mexico |
More Americans in Texas lead to the the government mirroring its majority population |
| All rights guaranteed by Mexican Federal Const. of 1824 EXCEPT-Own slaves-Have Liberty-Elect Politicians-Possess property |
Own slaves |
| Stephen F. Austin brought colonists from the United States to Texas which lead him to be known for what? |
Founder of Anglo-American Texas |
| What was the primary reason people came to Texas in the 1820's |
cheap land for farming |
| One major change in Texas society during the Mexican National Era… |
Anglo Settlements established |
| Enslaved African Americans were brought to Texas by who? |
Emprasarios |
| Did Stephen F. Austin Succeed or Fail of continuing his fathers dreams? |
Succeeded |
| What did Stephen F. Austin succeed at doing? |
creating the first Anglo-American Colony |
| Who was the only Mexican Empresario |
Martin de Leon |
| There was a large feud concerning land rights…what two empresarios were feuding? |
Green Dewitt and Martin de Leon |
| State Colonization Law hurt the relationship btw Texas and Mexico because |
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