Texas on the​ Mexican Frontier

By smitha2963

  • Moses Austin moves to Texas

    Moses Austin moves to Texas

  • Mexican National Period

    The creation of independent Mexico in 1821 marked the beginning of
    the Mexican National period in Texas.

  • The Spanish government

    The Spanish government gives Moses Austin permission to start a colony in TX

  • Anglo Settlers

    About 3,000 Anglo settlers live in TX without the permission of the Mexican government.

  • Colonization Law of 1824​

    Mexican Congress passed a law ​allowing Anglo settlers to move to Texas. ​The law set guidelines for new settlers.​

  • State Colonization Law of 1825

    This law further opened Texas to settlement and immigration. Empresarios were businesspeople who settled in TX and each empresario received 67,000 acres of land for every 200 families he brought to Texas. The empresarios introduced a huge wave of U.S.
    immigration to Texas.