Chapter 7 Voc Flashcards
Young man that agreed to carry out his fathers plan to settle in Texas
Stephen f Austin
1st Anglo American to purpose bringing 300 families from the U.S. To settle in Texas
Moses Austin
Friend of Moses Austin and governor Martinez . Presented the plan for America colonization of Texas
Baronde bastrop
The original 297 families that lived in austins colony
Old three hundred
A lawyer that loaned Austin $4,000 for necessary expenses to begin his colony
Joseph Hawkins
Was known as three legged willie because he had a crippled leg
R.M Williams
Was the most influential citizen of Texas during the 1820s &1830s
Lorenzo de zavala
2nd most successful empressario founded the town of Gonzales
Green Dewitt
A very successful empressario who was a native of Mexico and had been a rancher in south Texas . He established the town of Victoria
Martin Deleon
This area had rich soil, plenty of trees , plenty of rainfall wild game and was near rivers and the gulf coast
Brazos and Colorado river valley
1st person to enter the colony . He began running a ferry along the Brazos river
Andrew Robinson
A small ship that was to transport supplies to Texas
Lively
The wealthiest of the early settlers in Texas . He came with 50 wagons livestock seed and about 90 slaves
Jarod groce
Also called a dog run or a dog trot a passage through the center like a breeze way a porch on the front and chimines on each
Double log cabin
1st newspaper in Texas
Texas Gazette
Invented canned condensed milk
Gail Borden
Baren de bastrop convinced the SPANISH that American colonization of Texas was a good idea , because it would shield Mexico from Indians and would help SPANISH economy
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