“Colonizing
Texas”
by Moses and
Stephen F. Austin
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Moses Austin has a plan
Stephen F. Austin – Finishing the Dream
Austin Advertises CHEAP LAND in Texas
Austin Advertises CHEAP LAND in Texas
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The Old 300
1- Moses Austin has a plan to bring U.S settlers to Texas and start a colony in Spanish
Texas.
2-Moses Austin will travel to San Antonio….
Moses Austin Has a Plan
Stephen F. Austin – Finishing the Dream
Austin Advertises CHEAP LAND in Texas
The Old 300
I-Moses Austin
has a Plan!
1-Moses Austin has a
plan to bring U.S
settlers to Texas and
start a colony in
Spanish Texas.
2-Moses Austin travels to San
Antonio seeking approval for
colonization by the Texas
Governor.
3-The Texas Governor was
suspicious of U.S citizens coming
into Texas. He would not let
Moses start a colony.
4-As Moses was making his way
out of San Antonio, he bumped
into an old friend named Ba ron
de Ba strop. Bastrop knew the
governor and would help Moses
Austin with his plan, and get
approval to colonize.
5- Moses Austin got
really sick on his
way home, and died.
Before he died, he
had asked his wife
to send for his son,
Stephen F. Austin.
IIStephen F.
AustinFinishing
the Dream!
1-Stephen F. Austin would
now takeover his father’s
dream of colonizing Texas.
Before he can colonize Texas,
Austin has to convince the
new country of Mexico to
allow him to colonize.
2-Mexico had fought and won
its independence from Spain
in 1821. Spain was no
longer part of North
America. The country of
Mexico was born and was in
charge of Texas.
3-While waiting for Mexico to say yes, Austin finds the
land he wants on the Brazos River. This area would
have mild climate, fertile soil, plenty of water and
timber. Wild game for hunting and it was near the
Gulf coast for supplies to arrive by ship.
4-Mexico would agree to let Austin to bring settlers.
Mexico will pass the Imperial Colonization Law. This
law will allow Austin to bring in settlers from the U.S
5-Austin is told he
may form his own
government for the
colony, act as judge
and form a militia
(a small army) to
protect it from
Indian attack.
III- Austin advertises
CHEAP LAND in Texas!!
1-Austin’s offer
was very attractive
to people from the
U.S.
2-In the U.S.
people had to pay
$1.25 per acre and
buy a minimum of
80 acres with cash
up front.
3-Austin was
selling land for
12 .5 cents an acre
and they could pay
it off over time or
with goods.
4-Heads of
households would
receive 640 acres of
land.
5-A married man
could get another
320 acres, plus 160
acres for each child.
6-Slaveholders could claim 80 acres per slave.
Settlers who provided valuable services or who
brought items such as cotton gins might receive
extra land.
7-In order to get
this great deal
settlers had to
meet 3
requirements:
A- They had to be
hardworking, lawabiding citizens.
B-Had to become
Catholics
C- Had to become
Mexican citizens.
IV- The OLD 300
1-Austin’s first colony
was made up of a
group called the Old
300. These were the
first 300 families that
settled in Austin’s
colony.
2-Most were from the
southern U.S. and
were farmers who
brought their slaves.
3-Most were welleducated and lawabiding.
4-After Austin,
many more
EMPPRESARIOS
(people who brought
settlers to Texas in
exchange for land or
money) set up
colonies in Texas.
5-Texas became full
of U.S. settlers
looking for good,
cheap land and
better opportunities.