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The Colonies GrowMain Idea: As SFA and other
empresarios encouraged settlement in Texas, many groups made
important contributions.
Let’s Recall Prior Knowledge
• Explain why Moses Austin came to Texas. What did he seek to accomplish?
• What characteristics made SFA good for Texas?
• Why do you think Spain was so strict on their rules for living in a Texas colony?
I. SFA: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EMPRESARIO
A. He also established the LITTLE colony
B. Located NORTHWEST of the first “Old 300” colony
C. The capital was BASTROP
II. WHY WERE AUSTIN’S COLONIES SO SUCCESSFUL?
A. SFA dealt SUCCESSFULLY with Mexican authorities
B. Good fertile LAND to produce COTTON
C. Plenty of WATER and TIMBERD. ROADS and RIVERS provided
easy transportation
Early Texas Empresarios
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
A. Green DEWITTi. 2nd most successful
empresarioii. GONZALES was the capital
of his colony (later known for “Come and Take It” cannon)
“Come and Take It” Battle of Gonzales 1835
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
B. Martin DELEONi. TEJANO – a person of
Mexican heritage who considers Texas his home
ii. Expert horseman and RANCHER
– What brings to mind the word “ranch”?
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
B. Martin DELEONiii. VICTORIA was the capital of
his colony along the Guadalupe River
iv. His fortune began with DOWRY, or valuable goods, his wife Patricia brought into marriage
Victoria, Texas
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
C. OTHERSi. David G. BURNET – later
interim, or temporary, PRESIDENT of Texas
ii. Ben MILAM – later leads SIEGE of San Antonio de Bexar in Texas Revolution
Who will go with old Ben Milam?
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
C. OTHERSiii. Lorenzo de ZAVALA –
Tejano and later interim VICE-PRESIDENT of Texas (see page 179)
iv. Nancy TEVIS – later founded BEAUMONT
Beaumont, Texas
III. OTHER EMPRESARIOS
D. Two IRISH colonies started by immigrants in Refugio and San Patricio
IV. POPULATION OF COLONIAL TEXAS
A. By 1827, Texas had 21,000 people (mostly from the U.S.)
IV. POPULATION OF COLONIAL TEXAS
B. Texas was divided into 3 DEPARTMENTS – large administrative units similar to a territory
i. NACOGDOCHES: 9,000 people (East TX)
ii. BRAZOS: 8,000 people (SFA’s colonies)
iii. BEXAR: 4,000 people (San Antonio)
IV. POPULATION OF COLONIAL TEXAS
C. The IMPERIAL COLONIZATION Law recognized SLAVERY but outlawed slave trading
i. More than 2,000 enslaved Africans in Texas
ii. Little were FREE, namely Hendrick Arnold, who later serves a spy for Texan army
No slavery!
IV. POPULATION OF COLONIAL TEXAS
D. Mary AUSTIN HOLLEY, cousin of SFA, wrote a series of letters about WOMEN’S hardships living in the colonies (see p. 178)
IV. POPULATION OF COLONIAL TEXAS
E. Educationi. Some settlers joined together
to form PRIVATE schools for their children
ii. In 1829, Thomas J. PILGRIM, opened the first school in Texas in San Felipe de Austin
iii. In 1830s, Frances TRASK opened one of the first schools for girls in Texas
V. MEXICAN TEXAS
A. In 1821, Mexico declared independence from Spain
i. In 1823, Spanish emperor ITURBIDE was overthrown
ii. New Mexican government formed by FEDERALISTS (believed in sharing power b/w states and federal government) and CENTRALISTS (believed power should be concentrated in national or central government)
Spain out, Mexico in
V. MEXICAN TEXAS
B. CONSTITUTION OF 1824i. ZAVALA was one of the
Federalist writersii. Fair plan of government,
people had rightsiii. Texas is part of the
Mexican state, COAHUILAi. SALTILLO was the capital
Mexican Provinces in 1824
The Alamo Flag
V. MEXICAN TEXAS
C. Mexican Colonization Laws (1824-1825)
i. No colony within 10 miles of the coast
ii. Each FAMILY given 4,428 acres of land for $30
iii. No TAXES for 10 yearsiv. A single man gets 1100 bonus
acres if he marries a MEXICAN woman!
Reflection
• Why were Austin’s colonies so successful in Texas?
• How did Texans react to the Imperial Colonization Law regarding slavery?
• How did Texans respond to the Mexican Consitution of 1824?
