Academic Vocabulary
a region marking the furthest edge of a settlement
What is a frontier
after financial difficulties, developed a plan to colonize Spanish Texas
Who was Moses Austin
Three major people who settled in Texas
Who are Spanish, Mexican, and Anglos
Formed a partnership with this man
Who was Joseph H Hawkins
Name of Austin's first colony
What was San Felipe de Austin
a zone of protection between Mexico and the north
What is a buffer
Fled the Netherlands because he was wanted for theft
Who was Baron de Bastrop
This country wanted to set up a buffer to stop enemies to the north
Who was Mexico
The name of the ship Austin sailed from Missouri to Texas
What was the Lively
How many colonies did Austin have in total
What is five colonies
mostly white settlers in Texas from the US
What are Anglos
Carried out his fathers dying dream of starting a colony in Texas
Who was Stephen F Austin
wanted to teach Christianity to natives
Who was Spain
Two reasons Austin's first colony almost failed
What is drought and Indian attacks
Where were most of the Old Three Hundred originally from
What is the southern US
moving from religious control to civil control
What is secularize
One of the few women to have a land grant
Who was Jane Long
moved to Texas for economic reasons
Who were the Anglos
One way Austin tried to protect from Indian attacks
What is created a militia
What percent of residents of the Old Three Hundred were slaves
What is 25 percent
a device invented by Eli Whitney
What is a cotton gin
a rancher and alcalde who introduced Austin to Governor Martinez
Who was Erasmo Seguin
Secularized natives after missions failed
Who was Mexico
What happened when Austin first showed up in San Antonio de Bexar
Name of the only Tejano given an empresario
Who was Martin de Leon