Age of Empresarios

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Stephen F. Austin decided a good place for a colony was between the Colorado and the Brazos Rivers.

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between the Colorado and the Brazos Rivers

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Stephen F. Austin raised a militia on his return from Mexico City to

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protect the colony from attacks by native Amerians

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All were conditions of empresarios' contracts EXCEPT: colonists had to speak Spanish, contracts ran for years, at least 100 families had to settle, about 23,000 acres of land was allowed.

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colonists had to speak Spanish.

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The central town of the first Irish colony in Texas was

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Refugio

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The original settlers to Austin's colony

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were called the Old Three Hundred

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Which of the following was NOT a requirement to settle in Austin's colon?
- pay $20 an acre in cash
- become a citizen
- take an oath of allegiance
- be "of good moral character:"

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pay $20 an acre in cash

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Baron de Bastrop helped Moses Austin colonize Texas by

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convincing Governor Martinez to grant his request

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Many Anglo Americans settled in Texas because they wanted good farmland at a cheap price.

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wanted good farmland at a cheap price

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The majority of immigrants to Texas during the 1820s were from

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the United States

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The colony of Martín de León was troubled by

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Native American raids