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Baron de Bastrop helped Moses Austin colonize Texas

Stephen F. Austin was allowed to chose land for a colonyStephen F. Austin raised a militia

Mexican Independence from Spain Austin lost his contract to settle TexasNeeds permission from new country

The original settlers to Austins colony

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Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas

Encourage Mexican settlers to come to Texas

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colonists in Texas thought they needed slaves

Centralists were people who believedpower should be concentrated in the national government.

Believed states and the central government should share the power

Stephen F. Austin could deal effectively with people of different culturesAustin learned the Spanish language

first Anglo American to secure permission from the Spanish to bring settlers to Texas

Tejano who was a representative to the Coahuila and Texas legislature

San Antonio citizen who accompanied Stephen F. Austin to see the governor

2nd most successful empresario in Texas

empresario who settled 200 Mexican families in Texas

Financial Panic of 1819 United StatesEmpresario under Spanish flagSpain 300 years against immigrationSpain fearful of filibustersMoses Austin and Slave Richmond travel to Mexico City capitol of New SpainViceroy or Governor Martinez rejects empresario contractBareon De Bastop convince governor Martinez to allow empresario contract

Moses Austin dies of pneumoniaStephen Austin travels with Erasmo Seguin a San Antonio citizen to Mexico City to see governor to get contract switched to his nameGovernor allows empresario contract to be switched to Stephen AustinStephen Austin chooses area between Brazos and Colorado Rivers for his first colony

Old Three Hundred were the first families to Stephen Austins colony Joseph Hawkins loans Stephen Austin money to buy supplies and ship called the LivelyMilitia a group of citizens who are like an army but serve only when neededMexico Independence 1821

Believed power should be concentrated in the national governmentThe Centralists support Emperor Agustin de Iturbide to be Mexican leader

Federalists believe power should be shared between the states and national government1823 Emperor Iturbide is overthrown by the FederalistsFederalist write the Mexican constitution on 1824

VOCABULARYFilibuster- an individual who carries out rebellious activities in a foreign countryEmpresario- the Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring in new settlers to an area and arrange business transactions Petition- a requestSurvey- measure for size and for boundariesTitle- proof of ownershipFrontier- the edge of settlement

San Felipe de Austin- government center of Stephens Austins colonySaltillo- the capital of the state of Coahulia y TejasSterling Robertson- leader of the Nashville Company who opposed land claims of AustinBaron de Bastrop- friend of Moses Austin and representative to the Coahuila and Texas legislature

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