Warm-Up: Anglo = someone of English decent; lived in the U.S. at the time Empresario = land agent whose job was to bring new settlers to an area Tejano = a person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas their home Pioneer = a person who is among the first to settle an area. Frontier = the land that forms the furthest extent of a country’s settled or inhabited regions .

Anglos Settle Texas

Let’s Review First people in Texas are _____________. Then the _________ come to explore. They build ________ to keep the French from settling Texas. Spain rules Texas and area around it for _______ years… …until _________ get upset with Spanish rule and begin a revolution. In _______, Mexico becomes its own country and Texas becomes a _________ of Mexico.

Before Mexican Independence in 1821… Spanish were having a hard time getting people to come over from Spain and live in the New World They needed people to get their economy running ($) Therefore, Spain agreed to let people from the U.S. (Anglos) come and settle in Texas.

Empresarios Moses Austin 1820 - got permission from Spain to bring Anglos (Americans) to Texas. Dies before he can and then Mexico becomes independent.

Empresarios Stephen F. Austin 1821 – With the help of Erasmo Seguin he asks Mexican government to honor promise made by Spain Mexican government says ok and allows him to bring 300 Anglos to Texas

Austin’s Colony Importance = first Anglo American Colony in Texas People = the “Old 300” Capital = San Felipe de Austin

Reasons for Anglo Settlement 12.5 cents an acre in Texas v. $1.50 an acre in the U.S. Fertile land for farming/ranching Chance to start over

Criteria for Austin’s Colony Citizen of Spain or Mexico Oath of allegiance Catholic Good moral character Hard worker Loyal to the government

Come to Texas!! In order to get Americans interested in his colony Austin had to advertise…. What information could he have used in his advertisements? Who would he aim his advertising at?

Directions (use Pg. 167) Name of the Newspaper/Date Needs a color image A Slogan ( “Just do it”) Show cost of land Show the amount of land you can buy One paragraph (at least 3-5 sentences) describing the land and resources