“Who Am I?”
I brought the first American families to settle Texas.
Moses Austin
Created a government with a president and states, including Coahuila y Tejas.
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Moses Austin gets permission to settle.
Anglos begin moving to Texas.
Why did American families want to move to Texas?
Cheap land, fertile soil, and new opportunity.
Town built on a bluff overlooking the Brazos?
San Felipe
I’m known as the “Father of Texas.”
Stephen F. Austin
Ended immigration from the U.S. and banned slavery in Texas.
Law of April 6, 1830
Mexico passes Constitution of 1824.
Texas becomes part of Coahuila y Tejas.
Why did the Mexican government let Moses Austin bring settlers?
They needed settlers to develop and protect the land from Native raids and foreign threats.
Native tribe that threatened Austin’s Colony?
Comanche
I was the only Mexican empresario.
Martin de Leon
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Label the map of Empresario Texas
Mier y Terán writes his report.
Mexico fears losing Texas to the U.S.
How did the empresario system work?
Empresarios got land grants from Mexico and brought settlers who pledged loyalty and Catholic faith.
Type of government created in 1824?
Republic
I convinced the Spanish government to let Austin colonize Texas.
Baron de Bastrop
Gave empresarios land to attract settlers.
State Colonization Law of 1825
Law of April 6, 1830.
Americans grow angry → Tensions rise.
What caused problems between empresarios?
Land boundaries, competition, and overlapping contracts.
What event made Mexico suspicious of the Anglos?
Fredonian Rebellion
I led a report warning Mexico about too many Anglos in Texas.
Meir y Terán
Caused Texans to rebel in Nacogdoches (1826).
Fredonian Rebellion
Stephen F. Austin arrested.
Texans begin calling for independence.
How did slavery cause conflict with Mexico?
Anglos wanted to keep slaves for farming; Mexico had abolished slavery, creating tension.
Who arrested Stephen F. Austin?
Mexican officials in Saltillo