Age of Empresarios
I. Moses Austin
A. In ______, he paved the way for Anglo American ______of Texas. With the help of an influential friend in San Antonio, Moses Austin was able to get the Spanish government to allow ______to settle in Texas.
II. Stephen F. Austin
A. He continued his father’s ______after his death.
B. He ______the territory he wanted, presented it to the governor, and began ______for settlers. Each person was granted land based upon ______. They paid Austin for the land.
C. Settlers of Texas were required to become ______of their new country, take an oath of allegiance to ______, and become ______.
D. With ______being that cheep, Austin had no problem attracting settlers.
III. Problems in the Colony
A. A ______wrecked carrying much needed supplies and the colonists had to adapt.
B. Austin goes to Mexico City and finds out that the ______. They did not recognize ______to colonize Texas. Austin spent a year in Mexico City until he received his ______based on him being an empresario (______).
C. The Karankawas and Tonkawas raided the colony stealing ______. To protect themselves, the colonist formed a ______(temporary army unit)
IV. Why Austin’s Colonies Succeeded
A. Stephen F. Austin from the beginning demonstrated that his ability to deal successfully with the ______.
B. His ______had little difficulty getting land titles since Austin had such a good system.
C. The area Austin chose had some of the best ______and since that was what so many people wanted, it was not hard to attract settlers.
D. The ______became less of a threat.
V. The Constitution of 1824
A. March 19, 1823, Mexican emperor ______was over thrown.
B. The people who formed the new Mexican government were called ______, they believed in sharing power between the ______.
C. In 1824 the Federalists wrote a ______for Mexico that divided the nation into 19 states and 4 territories/
D. Coahuila and ______were united as one Mexican state.
E. ______was chosen as the first representative from Texas.