From Mexico to the Republic

Mexican National Era

• The time period that Texas belonged to Mexico

• The time period Texas belonged to the US

• The time period Texas was its own country

• The time period Texas wanted annexation

Stephen F. Austin

• "Father of Texas" first to settle families in the US

• “Father of Texas” first empresario to settle families in Texas

• "Father of Mexico" first to settle families in Texas

• "Father of Texas" last to settle families in Texas

Martin De Leon

• The only American empresario

• The only Indian empresario

• The only Mexican empresario

• The last empresario

Established settlements for families seeking land grants

• Settlement system

• Colonial system

• Empresario system

• Government system

Settlers who came from America

• Traders

• Anglos

• Merchants

• Indians

Defined the laws of Mexico

• Constitution of 1824

• Constitution of 1828

• Bill of Rights

• Turtle Bayou Resolution

Mexico National Religion

• Muslim

• Christian

• Baptist

• Catholicism

Continued the Texas empresario system

• Colonization Laws of 1823

• Constitution of 1824

• Colonization Laws of 1825

• Law of April 6, 1830

Stopped Anglo immigration to Texas

• Law of April 6, 1830

• Colonization Laws of 1825

• Constitution of 1824

• Law of April 6, 1820

Texan meeting to discuss the Mexican government not obeying the Constitution.

• Convention of 1836

• Empresario System

• Turtle Bayou Resolution

• The Great Compromise