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Chapter Menu Chapter Introduction Section 1:Section 1:The Western Pioneers Section 2:Section 2:The Hispanic Southwest Section 3:Section 3:Independence for Texas Section 4:Section 4:The War with Mexico Visual Summary

Section 3-Main Idea Big Ideas Culture and Beliefs Americans in Texas hoped to transplant American institutions to their new homeland.

Section 3-Key Terms Content Vocabulary empresario annexation Academic Vocabulary convention reinforcement

Section 3-Key Terms People and Events to Identify National Colonization Act Washington-on-the-Brazos Antonio López de Santa Anna Sam Houston Alamo William B. Travis

A.A B.B Section 3-Polling Question Do you feel that the United States had the right to claim Texas? A.Yes B.No

Section 3 Opening Texas to Americans Mexico invited Americans to settle in Texas but insisted that they adopt local customs, obey Mexican law, and convert to Catholicism.

Section 3 Unable to persuade its own citizens to settle on this frontier, Mexico decided to continue Spanish policy and allow foreigners to settle there. Opening Texas to Americans (cont.) American Settlement in Texas

Section 3 Between 1823 and 1825, Mexico passed three colonization laws: −New immigrants would receive a ten-year exemption from paying taxes but were required to become Mexican citizens. −They must abide by Mexican law. −They must convert to Catholicism. Opening Texas to Americans (cont.) American Settlement in Texas

Section 3 Although some American emigrants headed to Texas on their own, most came at the encouragement of empresarios.empresarios −Under the National Colonization Act, Mexico gave 26 empresarios large grants of Texas land. −In exchange, the empresarios promised to fill it with a certain number of settlers. Opening Texas to Americans (cont.) American Settlement in Texas

Section 3 Stephen F. Austin was the most successful empresario—he founded the town Washington-on-the-Brazos. Americans in Texas initially accepted Mexican citizenship, but later saw no reason to obey a government they hardly considered their own. Opening Texas to Americans (cont.) American Settlement in Texas

Section 3 In 1830, Mexico closed its borders to further immigration by Americans, banned the import of enslaved labor, and taxed goods imported from foreign countries. Opening Texas to Americans (cont.)

A.A B.B C.C D.D Section 3 Haden Edwards led a rebellion against Mexican authority by taking which action? A.Attacking a Mexican town B.Declaring American settlements an independent nation C.Refusing to follow Mexico’s three colonization laws D.Asking Stephen Austin to declare war between Mexico and the Americans

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Vocab4 convert to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another

Vocab10 empresario a person who arranged for the settlement of Texas in the 1800s