1. Anglo-American Colonization Study Guide
Reasons for Anglo colonization
Cheap land, escape your debts, adventure, start over again, good farming land
Requirements for Anglo Colonization
Be or become Catholic, swear loyalty to Spain/Mexico, had to be of good moral character Learn to Speak Spanish
Moses Austin
Wanted to bring 300 American families to Texas to get out of debt and gives the task to his son Stephen F. Austin
Why is 1821 an important date in Texas History?
Stephen F. Austin brings the 1st 300 Anglo American families to settle in Texas
Mexico gets its independence from Spain
Settlement patterns of Anglo Americans
Settled in East Texas Coastal Plains because it was close to the US, good soil for farming, plenty of rainfall, lots of rivers
Anglo vs. Spanish methods for colonizing
*Spain colonized Texas to keep the French out, missions and presidios
*Anglos wanted cheap land, came as individual families w/ the help of empresarios. Built colonies.
Stephen F. Austin
1st empresario, brought the Old 300, most successful empresario, and
carried out his father’s dream
Empresarios
Land agents: Stephen F. Austin, Hayden Edwards, Greene DeWitt, Martin DeLeon, Lorenzo De Zavala
Mexican Constitution of 1824
Was a State’s Rights Federalist Constitution, more local control, states have more power than national government