PPT-Settlers in Texas

Diane Tomlinson 20092010 Everyday Settler Life Growing collecting preserving and capturing food Building and maintaining a homestead Journeys to the mill or a trading town Celebration of life occurrences . The Congress also adopted the Mexican Constitution of 1824 which established a states’ rights government.. This means most of the power was given to the states. . Texans loved this. . Changes in Mexico. Brought to you by:. Arturo . Huesca. What is manifest destiny?. Using your assigned reading and lecture from our previous class, what were two reasons American settlers moved into the Texas region of Mexico?. Moses Austin Paves the Way. 1. 1821: Moses Austin began the Anglo American colonization of Texas.. 2. He knew Spanish laws.. 3. He lost his lead business in the depression of 1819.. 4. 1820: He travelled to Texas to get a contract to bring 300 American families to Texas. Needed permission from Antonio Martinez, Governor of Texas.. Chapter 9.2. Main Idea. Americans believed in the rightful expansion of the United States from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean as they increasingly moved west. This concept is known as “Manifest Destiny.”. Original cowboys came from Mexico (Aztec prisoners). They eventually traveled into New Mexico teaching the Pueblo Indians how to ride and rope. Today there are many influences from “cowboy” culture. . Fredonia Revolt. The Revolt occurred in 1826. . The year was 1826, and talk of independence had come up. . . Hayden and Ben Edwards. , . collected a group of 20 to 30 Anglo settlers, and sieged on the Republic of Fredonia. Chapter 9 Section 2. Main Ideas . 1. . Early Texans made homes, clothing, and meals out of the resources around them. . 2. . Roman Catholicism was the . official . religion of Mexican Texas, but many settlers wanted to remain Protestant. . Moses Austin. Texas. Panic. Catholic. Moses Austin. 2. In 1819 the US experienced a financial _____ or economic crisis.. Moses Austin. Texas. Panic. Catholic. Panic. 3. When Moses Austin lost all of his money, he came up with a plan to establish a colony of US families in _____.. In class review. Manifest Destiny. What is Manifest Destiny?. Manifest Destiny. The belief that it was America. ’. s right and duty to spread across the North American continent.. The Louisiana Purchase. Regulating . Empresarios. & Settlers. COLONIZATION LAWS. Why do you need colonization laws?. Mexico wanted to make sure settlers were loyal to Mexico-not to the US. Mexico wanted to keep the settlement of frontiers orderly. . Haden Edwards and his brother Benjamin Edwards declared their colony independent from Mexico. They made an alliance with Richard Fields, a Cherokee chief and his people in East Texas.. . The first clash between colonists and Mexican authorities came in 1826. . 1,2,3. Great Plains. 2 reasons for moving west-. “. Safety Valve. ” of Discontent (ease city overpopulation). Religious Freedom (Mormons—Utah). Opportunity: cheap or free ownership of land. *Manifest Destiny. Anglo Colonization of Texas. Vocabulary Terms. A. nglo American . – a person whose ancestors moved from Europe and live in the U.S.. Empresario. . – An agent who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony. cause Spain to abandon their claim to Texas? Think - Write - Shoulder Pair/Share Conflicts of Empire The End of Spanish Rule in Texas Laws that make no sense to us Section 1: Changes in Spanish Texa