Baron de Bastrop helped Moses Austin colonize Texas

Stephen F. Austin was allowed to chose land for a colony Stephen F. Austin raised a militia

Mexican Independence from Spain Austin lost his contract to settle Texas Needs permission from new country

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Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas

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colonists in Texas thought they needed slaves

Centralists were people who believed power should be concentrated in the national government. Believed states and the central government should share the power

Stephen F. Austin could deal effectively with people of different cultures Austin learned the Spanish language

first Anglo American to secure permission from the Spanish to bring settlers to Texas

Tejano who was a representative to the Coahuila and Texas legislature

San Antonio citizen who accompanied Stephen F. Austin to see the governor

2nd most successful empresario in Texas

empresario who settled 200 Mexican families in Texas

Financial Panic of 1819 United States Empresario under Spanish flag Spain 300 years against immigration Spain fearful of filibusters Moses Austin and Slave Richmond travel to Mexico City capitol of New Spain Viceroy or Governor Martinez rejects empresario contract Bareon De Bastop convince governor Martinez to allow empresario contract

Moses Austin dies of pneumonia Stephen Austin travels with Erasmo Seguin a San Antonio citizen to Mexico City to see governor to get contract switched to his name Governor allows empresario contract to be switched to Stephen Austin Stephen Austin chooses area between Brazos and Colorado Rivers for his first colony

Old Three Hundred were the first families to Stephen Austin’s colony Joseph Hawkins loans Stephen Austin money to buy supplies and ship called the Lively Militia a group of citizens who are like an army but serve only when needed Mexico Independence 1821

Believed power should be concentrated in the national government The Centralists support Emperor Agustin de Iturbide to be Mexican leader

Federalists believe power should be shared between the states and national government 1823 Emperor Iturbide is overthrown by the Federalists Federalist write the Mexican constitution on 1824

VOCABULARY Filibuster- an individual who carries out rebellious activities in a foreign country Empresario- the Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring in new settlers to an area and arrange business transactions Petition- a request Survey- measure for size and for boundaries Title- proof of ownership Frontier- the edge of settlement

San Felipe de Austin- government center of Stephens Austin’s colony Saltillo- the capital of the state of Coahulia y Tejas Sterling Robertson- leader of the Nashville Company who opposed land claims of Austin Baron de Bastrop- friend of Moses Austin and representative to the Coahuila and Texas legislature

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