Chapter 8: Americans Settle in Texas Section 1: Moses Austin and Texas

Identify some important events taking place around 1820 Bellwork Identify some important events taking place around 1820

Moses Austin's Texas Dream June 1798: Moses Austin moves to Missouri (a part of Spanish Louisiana) Moses Austin

Moses Austin's Texas Dream Mines lead Becomes a Spanish citizen Becomes wealthy and part owner of the Bank of St. Louis

Moses Austin's Texas Dream 1819: US experiences a financial panic Financial Panic—an economic crisis

Moses Austin's Texas Dream Panic of 1819 leads to a depression Depression—period of low economic activity

Moses Austin's Texas Dream Many banks fail, including the Bank of St. Louis Austin is financially ruined

Moses Austin's Texas Dream Austin had profited in Spanish lands before Came up with plan to establish a colony of U.S. families in Texas; hoped to regain wealth Sets out for Texas

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Moses visits his son, Stephen, in Arkansas Son doubts his father, but gives him $50 and a horse Stephen F. Austin

Moses Austin Goes to Texas December 23, 1820: Moses arrives at San Antonio Recent filibuster activity made the Spanish suspicious of Americans

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Governor Antonio María Martínez orders Austin out of San Antonio Encounters Baron de Bastrop—an old friend

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Bastrop convinces Governor Martínez to allow Austin to stay in San Antonio Bastrop agrees to help Austin with his efforts

Moses Austin Goes to Texas In the 1820s, Mexico needed a larger population if it was to maintain control of its territory

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Austin had been a loyal Spanish citizen Colony would improve the economy and help protect the region from Indian attacks and U.S. invasion

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Governor Martínez agrees to urge his superiors to approve Austin’s plan Austin returns home Difficult journey

Moses Austin Goes to Texas Health problems Spring 1821: Receives word that colony was approved—granted the right to settle 300 Catholic families from Louisiana Became extremely ill and asks wife to write Stephen

Why Moses Austin Wanted to Start a Colony Why Spanish Officials Approved Austin’s Colony