Empresario Flashcard

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Stephen F Austin is known as the “father of Texas” because of his work as an?

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Empresario

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Who was the woman that is known as the Mother of Texas?

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Jane Long

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What is an empresario?

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A land agent

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Who was the person that was granted permission from Spain to bring settlers?

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Moses Austin

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What did Stephen F. Austin receive for his services?

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Money and 197,000 acres of land

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What is an immigrant?

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A person who moves to a foreign country with the intention of permanently living there.

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How did the Karankawa feel about settlers settling on their land?

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Angry

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A land grant is...

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an area of land given by the government

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___________ was the first Mexican empresario to colonize Texas.

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Martin De Leon

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True or False?
Stephen F. Austin was the first American empresario to colonize Texas.

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True