1. Add to your vocabulary
Immigrant-a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
Land Grant- a grant of public land, especially to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people.
Imperial Colonization Law- guaranteed to foreigners settling in Texas security for their persons and property.
Old Three Hundred-the first three hundred families that settled in Texas with Stephen F. Austin

2. Settlement issues of Texas
Mexican government needed a new policy for settling and governing Texas
Mexico feared they could not protect Texas
Few Tejanos wanted to live in the harsh Texas frontier new governments are generally weak
Texas is opened for Anglo settlement
Free land is offered

3. MOSES Austin
BIO: Married with a son, born in Connecticut, involved in iron industry
Settlement: West of Mississippi, was to bring families to Texas
Problems with Mex. Government: At first his plan was rejected
Failure because he died before he could finish the job

4. Stephen F. Austin
BIO: Carried his father’s wishes to colonize a new area in Texas
Info Settlement: Brought Americans to colonize Texas, known as the Old Three Hundred; was granted permission to colonize Texas under Imperial Colonization Law
Problems: Santa Anna began controlling and limiting Texas Freedom; arrested for treason
Colony was successful
Father of Texas

5. What kind of help did families have in the 1820’s…that they may need today? Think, Share and Pair
ROLL TIDE
ROLL!

6. Erasmo Seguin
Bio: Helped find the first public school in San Antonio in 1812; was a representative from Texas to the 1824 Constitutional Convention
Settlement: The governor requested that he inform Moses Austin that he was awarded the first contract for colonization; assisted SFA in locating area to colonize
Problems with Mexico: He was expelled from his office as postmaster by Mexican authorities
Success

7. Martin de Leon 1763-1833 BIO: From a wealthy family; was a rancher
Settlement: Where town of Victoria is today; only Mexican empresario to found a Texas colony; wanted to establish a Mexican-only colony
Problems: Mexican officials sided on his behalf regarding ongoing boundary dispute with another empresario
Success

8. Green Dewitt
Bio: Born in Kentucky; considered 2nd most influential empresario after SFA
Settlement info: Originally denied a land grant by the Mexican Government
Problems: was accused of mishandling monies but was exonerated after being accused of mishandling public money; awarded an empresario grant to settle 400 Anglos
Started out successful but due to Mex. Government he didn’t make the number needed; therefore failure

9. Hayden Edwards
Bio: Came from US to be a land agent; very temperamental which leads to issues with Mexico
Settlement: Settled in the Nacogdoches area
Problems: Wouldn’t listen to Mexican officials so was fired from being an empresario; created his own country “Fredonia” which leads to rebellion; Sold land that was not his, but the original settlers
Failure

10. What did you learn from yesterdays presentation?
Closing- 09/30/2016
What did you learn from yesterdays presentation?