History

Anglos- Settlers from the United States

Buffer- A zone of protection

Republic- A form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter" and is not the private concern or property of the rulers, often emphasizing the role of elected representatives.

The state colonization law of 1825- opened Texas to immigration.

Empresario- business people who promoted settlement

The Federal Constitution of 1824- Mexico became a republic.

Old 300- the first group of 297 families granted land by Stephen F. Austin to settle in Texas.

Served as middle man for Austin and Governor Martinez- Erasmo Seguin

Came to Texas to get permission to establish a colony after two businesses failed (lead mine and bank)- Moses Austin

An empresario who established a colony primarily of Mexican settlers- Martin de Leon

A widow who was a part of the old 300- Jane Long

A successful empresario who received a contract to settle 400 families in a colony along the Guadalupe River- Green Dewitt

Represented Texas during the constitutional assembly to create a new constitution for Mexico- Baron De Bastrop

A judge who wore a wooden peg and later helped form the Texas court system- Robert Williamson

Served as Austin's colonial secretary- Samuel May Williams

Where most of the old 300 came from in the USA- Louisiana

Where Moses Austin lived when his bank failed- Missouri

The capital of Stephen F. Austin’s original colony- Fan Felipe

The main town of the little colony- Bastrop

The province united with Texas- Coahuila

How did SFA and other empresarios affect settlement in texas- They influenced migration

Explain the problems that affected settlers in austins orignal colony- They faced conflicts and harsh conditions

What were the guidelines for Austins colony- Catholicism, Mexican Citizen, and follow mexican laws.