Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Section 1: New Policies Toward Texas Main Ideas To protect the rest of the country, Mexico encouraged people to move to Texas and other frontier regions. The Spanish, Mexicans, and Anglos who settled in Texas had different purposes and methods in doing so. Question: How were Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo plans and methods for settling in Texas similar, and how were they different?

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Spain Purposes for Settling Texas wanted to teach Christianity and Spanish way of life to Texas Indians Mexico Anglo settlers Methods of Settling Texas wanted to set up Texas as a buffer between Mexico and potential enemies to the north wanted to move to Texas for economic reasons established missions, presidios, ranches, and towns throughout Texas secularized missions; invited Anglo settlers to live in Texas built farms, ranches, and other settlements, including ports along the Texas coast

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Section 2: The Austins Come to Texas Main Ideas Moses Austin made plans to establish a colony in Texas but died before he could accomplish them. Stephen F. Austin continued his father’s plan and brought the first Anglo settlers to Texas. Austin’s colony faced many challenges in the first few years of its existence. Question: Why did Moses Austin want to start a colony in Texas?

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History met with Governor Martínez and the Baron de Bastrop in San Antonio and gained their support Why Moses Austin Wanted to Start a Colony had suffered financial ruin had profited before by moving to a Spanish land hoped to regain wealth by collecting fees from U.S. settlers Why Spanish Officials Approved Austin’s Colony knew Austin had been a loyal Spanish subject before hoped colony would improve the Texas economy and help protect the region from American Indian attacks and U.S. invasions

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Section 3: The Austin Colonies Main Ideas In its first years, Austin’s colony faced problems that threatened to drive everyone away. The Old Three Hundred helped make Austin’s colony, centered on San Felipe de Austin, a success. After the success of his first colony, Austin established four more colonies in Texas. Question: What were common characteristics of the Old Three Hundred?

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Old Three Hundred mostly U.S. southerners mostly farmers many slaveholders mostly law-abiding fairly well educated

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Section 4: Empresarios and Tejanos Main Ideas Under Mexico’s Federal Constitution of 1824, Texas was united with the state of Coahuila. New colonization laws in Mexico allowed empresarios to receive contracts to bring settlers to Texas. Many Tejanos supported immigration to the United States, though relations later became strained. Question: How did Mexican colonization laws affect settlement in Texas?

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Effects on Settlement in Texas State Colonization Law of 1825 National Colonization Law of 1824 huge wave of immigration, particularly Anglo immigration to Texas several new colonies established empresarios—67,000 acres of land for every 200 families heads of household— 4,428 acres of land for $30; exempt from paying taxes for 10 years allowed each Mexican state to set its own colonization policies restricted Anglo immigrants from establishing colonies near the borders or the coast

Chapter 8 Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Next Texas History Chapter Wrap-Up What qualities helped Stephen F. Austin succeed as the leader of his colonies in Texas? Why did so many U.S. settlers come to Texas during the 1820s? What factors did Texas settlers consider when deciding where they should live?