Mexican Texas & the Empresario System Test 3

"It is found to be easier to raise or manufacture such articles as are needed in the family, or to do without, than to obtain them from abroad or to employ an individual to scour the country, in search of such as may be desired." Mary Austin Holley's point of view regarding what she saw regarding life in Mexican Texas

The settlers of Texas had to either make their own or do without, because transportation of goods into Texas was difficult.

"As I contemplate becoming a resident of Texas, I feel great solicitude about the nature of the population which will inhabit the country...the planters here have a most desperate opinion of the population there, originating... from such villains as...have taken shelter in that province." In this letter to Austin, the prospective settler reveals he has heard WHAT about the settlers who were settling in Texas at that time?

Texas had become a refuge for undesirable people, including debtors and criminals.

What was proposed by Moses Austin & the Baron de Bastrop "benefits" of allowing U.S. settlers in Texas EXCEPT

That they would be able to assist Mexico in overthrowing Spanish Rule over Texas.

What might have been considered by settlers when deciding where to select land for their homes/farms/plantations in Texas

Which lands most resembled their former homelands

"As time passed and new settlers arrived, some Tejanos developed less favorable views of their new neighbors. Conflicts sometimes arose. These conflicts often dealt with land or property." This statement relates to which events that occurred in Mexican Texas?

The boundary dispute that occurred between the De Leon and DeWitt colonies in 1826

This action, undertaken by President Vicente Guerrero, created a great deal of tension between Anglo settlers and the Mexican government.

The Abolition of Slavery Decree of 1829

Why was Austin's "Little Colony" less successful?

Due to hostilities on the part of Native Americans who lived nearby.

Who played a pivotal role in the colonization of Texas through his roles as a member of the committee that wrote the 1824 Constitution of Mexico

Erasmo Seguin

The ___________ in the region/subregion in which they settled , influenced the kinds of homes settlers in Texas built.

geographic characteristics

Why was corn a staple crop for settlers living in Mexican Texas?

Because corn had been successfully grown by multiple groups that had lived in Texas-including Tejanos and the Caddo peoples- and could be prepared to eat in several different ways

The Abolition of Slavery

This decree was signed by President Vicente Guerrero in 1829 and created a great deal of tension between Tejanos/ the Mexican government, and the Anglo settlers in Texas

Colonization Law of 1825

This law, made specifically for the state of Coahuila y Texas, opened Texas up to additional settlers from the U.S.

Rafael Manchola

The son-in-law of an empresario, he became an important Tejano leader during the 1820s and 1830s, including leading the colony's militia

Stephen F. Austin

Known as the "Father of Texas", this empresario was responsible for facilitating the settlement of many Anglos in Texas.

The Old Three Hundred

This group of Americans, 297 in all, were among the first Anglos to settle in Texas

Green DeWitt

This empresario would fail to fulfill the contract he had made with the Mexican government - and his colony experienced frequent boundary conflicts with their neighbors

Martin De Leon

He was the founder of the only colony primarily settled by Mexican/Tejano settlers. He established a 22,000 acre ranch as well as the town of Victoria

Colonization Law of 1824

This law, specifically created guidelines for settlements of Anglo settlement in Texas, including prohibition settlers, from obtaining land too close to national borders and/or the coast.

Erasmo Seguin

An influential Mexican who represented Texas during the writing of the 1824 Constitution of Mexico, and was pivotal in the drafting of the Colonization Law of 1824

Baron de Bastrop

This immigrant to Texas would help to secure the first epresario contract that would be issued to an American, and would serve as a land agent in another epresario's colony

San Antonio de Bexar

Built by the Spanish in 1718, it would eventually be the largest settlement in Texas, home to many Tejanos, as well as others

San Felipe

The capital of the colony established by Stephen F Austin, this settlement was built along the Brazos River

Goliad

Originally the settlement near presidio La Bahia, this city was renamed in honor of Father Miguel Hidalgo

Bastrop

The capital of the "Little Colony" established by Stephen F Austin, it was not as successful as his original colony.

Nacogdoches

The town founded by unhappy evacuees from the town of Bucareli- it had been largely abandoned after the Mexican War of Independence

Victoria

The capital of the colony founded by Mexican epresario Martin De Leon - this settlement (and his colony) would be the only one to be primarily settled by Mexicans/Tejanos

Gonzalez

The Capital of the colony established by American Green DeWitt, a friend of Stephen F Austin

Mexican City

The capital of the Mexican Republic and seat of the government of the country

El Camino Real

An extremely long trade route that connected East Texas to Mexico City, originally built by the Spanish in the 1700's

Matagorda

An important port along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, which was used for importing and exporting goods in and out of Texas