Name __________________________________________________ Date _______________Period
Unit 4.2: Age of Empresarios (Chapter 7)
Use your notes and chapter 7 text to complete the graphic organizer. Please be specific!
Who was Moses Austin?
What did he request from the Spanish government in Texas? What was the first result?
How did his fortunes change?
What happened to Moses Austin?
Stephen F. Austin
His
Training/Experience
His Colony: Where
& Why
His Colonists’ Land:
How Much Received
+ Cost
His Colonists’
Requirements (for
Living)
His Colony
Problems
His Solutions to
Colony Problems
“Old 300”: What
They Were and At
Least 3 Members
Write the correct answers in this column below.
Mexican Laws
How was the province of Texas affected by the new Mexican Federalist Constitution of 1824?
What was new Mexican Law of Colonization in 1824? How did it affect Texans?
How did the new State Colonization Law of 1825 encourage immigration to Texas? List 2
requirements for colonists to become eligible.
What was the Imperial Colonization Law? How did views about slavery differ between the
Mexican government and Anglo settlers?
Empresarios
Empresario, Year
Stephen F. Austin, 1821-1825
(1st Colony)
Stephen F. Austin, 1827
(2nd Colony)
Green DeWitt, 1825
Martin and Patricia de Leon, 18051824
James Power & James Hewetson,
1828
John McMullen & James McGloin,
1828
Nancy Tevis, 1824-1836
Town Founded or Capital