1. T EXAS ! HOLT HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON1 Chapter 9 LIFE IN EARLY TEXAS (1820-1835) Section 1: Texas Fever Section 2: Daily Life on The Frontier Section 3: Trade and Transportation Section 4: Government and Society

2. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON2 T EXAS ! HOLT OBJECTIVES Analyze why many U.S. settlers went to Texas and identify where they and other groups settled. Analyze why many U.S. settlers went to Texas and identify where they and other groups settled. Explain how settlers got to Texas and chose their land. Explain how settlers got to Texas and chose their land. SECTION 1: Texas Fever

3. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON3 T EXAS ! HOLT WHY U.S. SETTLERS CAME To escape hard times and debts To escape hard times and debts Escaping criminal charges Escaping criminal charges U.S. creditors and authorities had no power in Texas U.S. creditors and authorities had no power in Texas Cheaper land; easier payment terms Cheaper land; easier payment terms WHERE THEY SETTLED Fertile Brazos, Colorado, and Trinity River valleys along the Gulf Coast Fertile Brazos, Colorado, and Trinity River valleys along the Gulf Coast East Texas East Texas SECTION 1: Texas Fever

4. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON4 T EXAS ! HOLT HOW SETTLERS TRAVELED AND CHOSE THEIR LAND On foot and on horseback On foot and on horseback By covered wagon By covered wagon By flatboats on rivers and oceangoing steamships By flatboats on rivers and oceangoing steamships Chose land by suitability for farming Chose land by suitability for farming Climate, soil fertility, access to water, and appearance were factors in their choice Climate, soil fertility, access to water, and appearance were factors in their choice Proximity to hostile American Indians; Piney Woods and Gulf Coast Plain were popular locations Proximity to hostile American Indians; Piney Woods and Gulf Coast Plain were popular locations SECTION 1: Texas Fever

5. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON5 T EXAS ! HOLT OBJECTIVES Describe the types of houses that settlers built in Texas during the 1820s and the early 1830s. Describe the types of houses that settlers built in Texas during the 1820s and the early 1830s. Discuss what the clothing and diet of settlers in Texas were like at that time. Discuss what the clothing and diet of settlers in Texas were like at that time. Explain what religion and education were like in early Texas. Explain what religion and education were like in early Texas. SECTION 2: Daily Life on The Frontier

6. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON6 T EXAS ! HOLT TYPES OF HOUSES IN THE 1820s AND EARLY 1830s Adobe or stone houses Adobe or stone houses Jacales – small huts made of sticks and mud Jacales – small huts made of sticks and mud Log cabins and dogtrot cabins – a log home with an open passage separating two rooms Log cabins and dogtrot cabins – a log home with an open passage separating two rooms SECTION 2: Daily Life on The Frontier

7. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON7 T EXAS ! HOLT SETTLERS’ CLOTHING AND DIET Wore clothing of buckskin, leather or cotton Wore clothing of buckskin, leather or cotton Ate game found locally and crops that grew well locally Ate game found locally and crops that grew well locally SECTION 2: Daily Life on The Frontier

8. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON8 T EXAS ! HOLT RELIGION AND EDUCATION IN EARLY TEXAS Education was usually at home or abroad Education was usually at home or abroad Few public and private schools Few public and private schools No organized educational system No organized educational system Privately worshipped as they pleased Privately worshipped as they pleased Publicly supported the official religion of Catholicism Publicly supported the official religion of Catholicism SECTION 2: Daily Life on The Frontier

9. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON9 T EXAS ! HOLT OBJECTIVES Identify the economic activities that were important to the Texas economy in the early 1800s. Identify the economic activities that were important to the Texas economy in the early 1800s. Describe what transportation was like in Texas at that time. Describe what transportation was like in Texas at that time. SECTION 3: Trade and Transportation

10. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON10 T EXAS ! HOLT IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE EARLY 1800s Economy was based on farming and ranching; cotton was the main cash crop Economy was based on farming and ranching; cotton was the main cash crop Some craftspeople, merchants; some commercial centers; engaged in free enterprise Some craftspeople, merchants; some commercial centers; engaged in free enterprise Traded by barter Traded by barter Exported some products and had a little manufacturing Exported some products and had a little manufacturing SECTION 3: Trade and Transportation

11. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON11 T EXAS ! HOLT TRANSPORTATION IN EARLY TEXAS Few roads and in poor condition Few roads and in poor condition Few navigable rivers Few navigable rivers Ports located in the Gulf of Mexico (Galveston Bay) connected Texas to other regions but did not solve internal transportation problems Ports located in the Gulf of Mexico (Galveston Bay) connected Texas to other regions but did not solve internal transportation problems SECTION 3: Trade and Transportation

12. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON12 T EXAS ! HOLT OBJECTIVES Explain how the Mexican Constitution of 1824 affected Texas. Explain how the Mexican Constitution of 1824 affected Texas. Analyze why the issue of slavery began to cause conflict. Analyze why the issue of slavery began to cause conflict. SECTION 4: Government and Society

13. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON13 T EXAS ! HOLT MEXICAN CONSTITUTION OF 1824 Formed the state of Coahuila y Texas Formed the state of Coahuila y Texas Gave states strong local control (federalism – the distribution of power between central and regional governments) Gave states strong local control (federalism – the distribution of power between central and regional governments) Roman Catholicism became the official state religion Roman Catholicism became the official state religion SECTION 4: Government and Society

14. HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON14 T EXAS ! HOLT CONFLICT OVER SLAVERY Many colonists believed slavery was necessary for the economy Many colonists believed slavery was necessary for the economy Some feared that the Mexican government would ban slavery Some feared that the Mexican government would ban slavery SECTION 4: Government and Society