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26 Cards in this Set
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What kind of people were encouraged to settle in Austin's colonies?
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people who had needed job skills(blacksmiths, doctors)
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Survey
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to measure land for size and boundaries
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Why were Austin's colonies succesful?
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fertile land, ample water and resources, low prices
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Terms of Austin's land policy.
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640 acres for the head of the family, 320 for the wife, 160 for each child
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What rights were women denied?
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couldn't vote or hold office, couldn't serve on juries, slave women worked hard labor without pay
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dowary
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the property and money a woman brings into a marriage
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What contributions did women make inearly Texas?
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helped bulid houses, tended livestock, defended homes against Native Americans, wrote books, opened schools, became empresarios, helped establish towns
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Mary Austin Holley
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cousin to Stepen F. Austin; wrote about Texas life in letters and books
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Where were the early Texas colonists from?
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America, Mexico, Spain, Africa, Ireland, Native Americans
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The cause of Moses Austin difficulty when he asked for permission to colonize Texas.
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He had trouble convincing Spanish authoerities his plan would work
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Why did some Anglo Americans want slave labor?
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to clear land, cultivate crops
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department
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a land division in early Texas
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Who was Tamar Morgan?
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African American slave who purchased her own freedom
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San Felipe de Austin
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captial of Austin's colony
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What did empresario contracts include?
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grant of 23,000 acres for families; 6 years to settle those 100 families; cancled contract if there were not 100 families in 6 years
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Depression
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a period of low economic activity
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Moses Austin
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First Anglo American given permission to bring American settlers to Texas
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Green Dewitt
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next to Stephen F. Austin, the most successful empresario in Texas
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San Antonio, Goliad, Nacogdoches
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3 Spanish settlements that existed in Texas in 1820
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Stephen F. Austin
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empresario; carried out his father's plans
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empresario
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Spanish word for contractor
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Stepen F. Austin's first colony was located................
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between the Colorado and Brazos River
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What happened while Austin was at Mexico City?
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A drought had damaged crops
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Why had Austin gone to Mexico City?
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to get approval from the new Mexican government to continue his plans
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What did the colonization law of 1825 provide for?
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4428 acres per family for $30.00;no taxes for 10 years; must be Roman Catholic
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What were the original settlers called at Austin's colony?
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The Old Three Hundred
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