Topic 3 – Lesson 5
Moses and Stephen F Austin
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Moses Austin
1. Where was Moses Austin born? ________________________________________________________
2. What are two things Moses Austin did for a living before coming to Texas?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
A New Venture
3. Which country controlled Louisiana in the late 1790s? ______________________________________
4. How much land is a sitio? ______________________________________________________________
5. Austin also received a contract to settle what? _____________________________________________
6. Where was first permanent settlement that Austin created? __________________________________
Moses Austin and the Panic of 1819
7. What year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from France? __________________
8. What is a speculator? ________________________________________________________________
9. What is a recession? __________________________________________________________________
10. What happened to Austin’s bank? ______________________________________________________
Moses Austin in Texas
11. What did Moses Austin plan to ask of Spanish officials? ____________________________________
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12. Who did Austin bring with him on his journey? ___________________________________________
13. Who did Austin meet with in San Antonio? ______________________________________________
14. Was he welcomed there? ____________________________________________________________
15. What did the governor say to Austin? ___________________________________________________
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16. Who did Austin run into on the street? _________________________________________________
Bastrop Helps Austin Succeed
17. What is one of the reasons Baron de Bastrop gave to Mexican officials that Texas needed settlers?
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18. Was Austin’s plan approved? _________________________________________________________
19. Where did Austin go after that? _______________________________________________________
Moses Austin’s Death and Legacy
20. Name three things that happened to Moses Austin on his journey back home.
a. _____________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________
21. Who did Moses Austin tell about his plan? _______________________________________________
22. Did Moses Austin make it back to Texas? ________________________________________________
23. When did Moses Austin die? __________________________________________________________
24. What was one of his dying requests? ___________________________________________________