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| Empresario | a person appointed by the government to start a colony and get settlers to move there |
| Title | a legal document showing ownership of a property |
| Aspects of South Texas | lots of flat grassland good for ranching |
| Aspects of East Texas | lots of fertile land for farming with rivers and lakes |
| Population of Mexicans in Texas in early 1820s | 2500 |
| Population of Native Americans in Texas in early 1820s | 30,000 |
| Description of the relationship of Mexicans and Native Americans | there was conflict between the two sides |
| Why was Mexico concerned about who settled in Texas? | there were cautious of too many Americans settling in Texas because they knew America was interested in acquiring Texas |
| Moses Austin | American businessman who originally negotiated with Mexico to bring settlers to Texas |
| Baron de Bastrop | businessman and friend of Moses Austin who helped him become an empresario in Texas |
| Stephen F. Austin | son of Moses Austin who continued his father's idea of bringing American settlers to Texas |
| Location of SFA's colony | located between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers |
| Description of SFA's colony | it had good farm land between two major rivers in Texas |
| Cost per acre to purchase land in Austin's colony | 12.5 cents per acre |
| Cost per acre to purchase land in the U.S. | $1.25 per acre |
| Qualifications to settle in Austin's colony | pledge loyalty to Mexico, be Catholic, & be a good person |
| The Old 300 | the original 300 families who settled in Texas |
| Problems in SFA's colony | drought and Native American attacks |
| militia | a group of citizens who form a temporary army in an emergency situation |
| Why SFA's colony was a success | SFA was able to smooth out any tension between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas |
| Green DeWitt | empresario who wanted to bring 400 settlers to Texas and founded the town of Gonzalez |
| Martin DeLeon | Mexican empresario who founded the town of Victoria |
| civilian | a person not a member of the army or police force |
| self government | a government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions |
| Differences between U.S. & Mexico | Separation between Church and State, self government, & slavery |
| Ways Americans held on to their culture in Texas | Spoke English, traded w/ American businesses, kept U.S. customs, & had little contact with the Mexican government |
