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The Mexican National Era

Lesson 1 Anglo American Colonization

Essential Question: What are the characteristics of a leader?

Moses Austin Plans a Settlement

Directions: Read the section, and complete the activity below. Use your text

to decide whether a statement is true or false. Write T or F in the blank, and if a statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line.

1. Moses Austin became wealthy by mining lead.

2. Lead was commonly used at the time to make machines.

3. Moses Austin set up the first Anglo American colony east of the Mississippi River in Tennessee.

4. Although he never learned about Spanish laws, Austin successfully set up a colony in Spanish territory.

5. Moses Austin found himself in debt after the War of 1812.

6. Austin wanted to create a bank, but the venture never got off the ground.

7. The Spanish government believed that settling Texas would lessen the threat from Native Americans who were raiding settlements.

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The Mexican National Era

8. Governor Antonio Mart?nez immediately accepted Moses Austin's plan for a settlement in Texas.

9. Austin was told before he left San Antonio that he had been granted permission to build a settlement in Texas.

10. Moses Austin was able to see his settlement built but died before he knew whether it would be successful.

Stephen F. Austin Takes Charge

Directions: Read the section, and complete the cause-and-effect graphic

organizer below. Use your text to help you fill in the blanks.

CAUSE

Stephen F. Austin chose land between the Brazos and Colorado Rivers for the settlement.

EFFECT

Stephen F. Austin had many expenses as the colony's leader.

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Stephen F. Austin began advertising for settlers in newspapers.

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The Mexican National Era

A Difficult Beginning

Directions: Read the section, and complete the sentences below. Use your

text to help you fill in the blanks.

In August of 1821, Mexico became independent from Spain. Months later,

Stephen F. Austin was informed that the Mexican government would not

respect the colony's land

.

Austin immediately left for Mexico City and found that the government

was in a period of

. He was forced to wait while leaders

were chosen who could bring order to the government.

Austin was in Mexico City for one year. He learned to speak Spanish and met important leaders. He also gained a better understanding of Mexican

. His determination and interactions with the government finally paid off. By 1823, a new law was passed that finally granted Austin a contract for his colony.

When Austin returned from Mexico, he found that the colony had faced

difficulties in the year he was gone. There were lands that still needed to

be

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The Karankawa began raiding settlements, stealing cattle and horses.

Stephen F. Austin organized a

to protect the colony.

Eventually, a Catholic priest brought the two sides together to reach an

agreement.

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