Name: ______________________________________
1. What was the name of Stephen F. Austin’s father? ______________________________________
2. What empresario’s colony was established of mostly Mexican settlers? ___________________________
3. What empresario’s original settlers were known as the “Old 300?”________________________________
4. Who was the 1st American to ask the Spanish government to settle Americans in Texas?
a. Stephen F. Austin
c. Green DeWitt
b. Moses Austin
d. Haden Edwards
5. What individual helped Moses Austin get approval from the Spanish government to settle American
colonists in Texas? ____________________________________________________________________________
6. Who was a Mexican empresario? ____________________________________________________________
What empresario established these settlements as the main town for their colony?
7.
Gonzales, TX
8.
Victoria, TX
9.
San Felipe de Austin, TX
10. Why did Moses Austin ask the Spanish government and not the Mexican government when asking
for permission to bring settlers to Texas in 1820? _________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
11. What empresario attempted to rise in rebellion against Mexico? ________________________________
12. What did Stephen F. Austin do the same year of Mexico’s Independence?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
13. Who was the most successful empresario of all? ______________________________________________
14. Where did most of Stephen F. Austin’s settlers come from? _____________________________________
15. What individual was born & raised in Texas & helped write the Mexican Constitution of 1824?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
16. What natural region of Texas were the land grants of Stephen F. Austin, Green DeWitt, and Martin
De Leon located? _____________________________________________________________________________
17. What empresario settled his colonists between the Colorado & Brazos Rivers? ____________________
18. Why was Stephen F. Austin able to communicate with Mexican officials in order to gain their trust
and approval? _______________________________________________________________________________
19. What was the primary goal of an empresario? ________________________________________________
Size of an Acre
Any area that takes up
43,560 square feet would
make up the size of an acre.
An acre was about the amount
of land tillable by one man
behind one ox in one day.
1/640 of a square milemeaning 640 acres would
equal 1 mile.
Land policy of Stephen F. Austin
Husband
640
Wife
320
Each child
160
Each slave
80
Advertisement for Austin’s Colony
Price of land per acre
Texas
United States
12.5 cents
$1.25
“no drunkard, no gambler, no
profane swearer, no idler” would be
allowed in the colony
Use the information above to complete questions 1-4
1. What conclusions can you make about the settlers that came to Austin’s colony. List 3
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. How many acres would a family consisting of a father, mother, & 8 kids get in Austin’s
colony? ____________________________________________________________________________
3. How much would the family in ?#2 pay for their land in Austin’s colony? ________________
4. How much would the family in ?#2 pay for the same amount of land in the United States?
____________________________________________________________________________________
Imagine your family came to Austin’s colony. Use only those that live in your house right
now.
Family
Dad
Mom
# of kids
Total:
Amount of Acres
Total:
Price
Total: