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?

Before the bell What you need What to do Comp book Pencil or blue black pen Textbook Spit out gum Copy objective Sit in assigned seat

Bell Ringer Go to the next blank page and create a divider page for Mexican Texas. Use words and pictures. Mexican Texas

Notes Many Mexican officials viewed Texas and other Northern territories as vital in protecting the rest of the country.

Notes The value of Texas and other frontier territories to Mexico was their location.

Notes Their location created a buffer, a zone of protection, between Mexico and its neighbors.

Notes Creating buffers between Mexico and the northern neighbors gave the Mexican army time to respond to threats.

Notes Now Mexico wants to allow Anglos (settlers from the United States) to settle in Texas.

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

Write the question and the answer. 1. During the Mexican National Period, territories on the Mexican _________ included Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. 2. The Mexican government wanted to increase the population of its frontier territories so these areas could each be an effective __________, or zone of protection. 3. American settlers who came to Texas after Mexico won its independence are referred to as ________. 4. The Mexican government gave __________ to American farmers who brought settlers into Texas. 5. By the time Mexico won its independence, the _____________ and missions built by the Spanish were not in good shape. 6. The Mexican government chose to ________________________ the missions in Texas because it did not want to pay for them. 7. Texas was attractive to Anglo settlers mostly because of ________________________ reasons 8. Though the Mexican government sent some soldiers to Texas to guard against Indian attacks, settlers were mostly expected to ________________________ themselves. 9. Anglo businessmen built ports along the coast of Texas to ship goods back to ________________________. 10. Unlike the ________________________, settlers from the United States had little interest in sharing their culture with the American Indians.