Chapter 8 The Mexican National Era

Moses Austin was the first person to gain permission from Spain to bring Mexican American settlers into Texas.

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Despite the difficulties it faced, the colony founded by Green DeWitt is considered one of the most successful Anglo American colonies in Texas.

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Most of the settlers who came to Austin’s first colony were farmers​.

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The state legislature in Saltillo passed a colonization law in 1825 to help increase the state’s population.

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Moses Austin's plan to bring 300 Anglo American families to Texas is referred to as the "Texas Venture."

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To survey means to measure the boundaries of something, such as land.

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A militia is a group of soldiers acting as a military force.

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In Mexico, the ​Centralists ​believed in a weaker central government that shared power with the states.

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Stephen Austin was the first Anglo American colonizer in Texas.

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The first families to settle in Austin’s colony later became known as the “Old Three Hundred.”

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