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WARM-UP 9/19/16

Explore the impact of empresarios on the settlement of Texas during the Mexican period. Learn about their contributions, challenges with the Mexican government, and the characteristics of their settlements.

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WARM-UP 9/19/16

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  1. WARM-UP 9/19/16 • Using the textbook define the following words: • Empresario(glossary) • Immigrant (one who) then glossary • Land Grants-a tract of land given to a person by a government • Imperial Colonization Law -206 • Old Three Hundred 203

  2. Empresario- the Spanish word for a land agent whose job it was to bring new settlers into an area • Immigrant-a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. • Land Grant- a grant of public land, especially to an institution, organization, or to particular groups of people. • Imperial Colonization Law- guaranteed to foreigners settling in Texas security for their persons and property. • Old Three Hundred-the first three hundred families that settled in Texas with Stephen F. Austin

  3. LEARNING TARGETS/SUCCESS CRITERIA • We will identify the contributions of significant individuals during the Mexican settlement of Texas. • I will research the Empresarios of Texas and how they settled Texas.

  4. SETTLEMENT ISSUES OF TEXAS • Mexican government needed a new policy for settling and governing Texas • Mexico feared they could not protect Texas • Few Tejanos wanted to live in the harsh Texas frontier new governments are generally weak • Texas is opened for Anglo settlement • Free land is offered

  5. HOW WILL WE REACH OUR LEARNING TARGET • Read to gather information about the Empresarios of Texas • Reflect on what we read • Record our information • Create a poster on the empresario

  6. EMPRESARIOS OF TEXAS • Read the brief biography of a specific Empresario • Look at the map to see where they settled • Look at any pictures related to the Empresario • Use TSHAONLINE.ORG to find out more information

  7. WARM-UP 9/20/16 • In your binder write and answer the following question in 3-5 complete sentences. • How did your empresario impact the settlement of Texas? • My empresario, (name), impacted settlements in Texas by ……

  8. LEARNING TARGETS/SUCCESS CRITERIA • We will identify the contributions of significant individuals during the Mexican settlement of Texas. • I will create a poster with my group about a specific empresario and present him to the class

  9. EMPRESARIO POSTER • Poster should include: • Brief biography of his life • Where the settlement was in Texas • What his life was like in Texas • Problems with Mexican government • What was his settlement like in Texas

  10. EMPRESARIO PRESENTATIONS • Rules for presenting • Speak clearly while presenting • Listen to the presenters • Fill out and complete the chart on the empresarios

  11. EXIT TICKET

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