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Chapter 8: Americans Settle in Texas Section 1: Moses Austin and Texas

Learn the fascinating events in 1820 that shaped Moses Austin's journey to establish a U.S. colony in Spanish Texas, overcoming financial ruin and Spanish suspicions. Follow his determined efforts and the important roles of individuals like Bastrop. Discover the significance of Austin's proposed colony in improving the economy and protecting the region. Witness the approval process and the health struggles Austin faced. Explore the reasons driving his desire to create this pioneering settlement.

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Chapter 8: Americans Settle in Texas Section 1: Moses Austin and Texas

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  1. Chapter 8: Americans Settle in Texas Section 1: Moses Austin and Texas

  2. Bellwork Identify some important events taking place around 1820

  3. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • June 1798: Moses Austin moves to Missouri (a part of Spanish Louisiana) Moses Austin

  4. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • Mines lead • Becomes a Spanish citizen • Becomes wealthy and part owner of the Bank of St. Louis

  5. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • 1819: US experiences a financial panic • Financial Panic—an economic crisis

  6. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • Panic of 1819 leads to a depression • Depression—period of low economic activity

  7. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • Many banks fail, including the Bank of St. Louis • Austin is financially ruined

  8. Moses Austin's Texas Dream • Austin had profited in Spanish lands before • Came up with plan to establish a colony of U.S. families in Texas; hoped to regain wealth • Sets out for Texas

  9. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Moses visits his son, Stephen, in Arkansas • Son doubts his father, but gives him $50 and a horse Stephen F. Austin

  10. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • December 23, 1820: Moses arrives at San Antonio • Recent filibuster activity made the Spanish suspicious of Americans

  11. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Governor Antonio María Martínez orders Austin out of San Antonio • Encounters Baron de Bastrop—an old friend

  12. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Bastrop convinces Governor Martínez to allow Austin to stay in San Antonio • Bastrop agrees to help Austin with his efforts

  13. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • In the 1820s, Mexico needed a larger population if it was to maintain control of its territory

  14. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Austin had been a loyal Spanish citizen • Colony would improve the economy and help protect the region from Indian attacks and U.S. invasion

  15. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Governor Martínez agrees to urge his superiors to approve Austin’s plan • Austin returns home • Difficult journey

  16. Moses Austin Goes to Texas • Health problems • Spring 1821: Receives word that colony was approved—granted the right to settle 300 Catholic families from Louisiana • Became extremely ill and asks wife to write Stephen

  17. Why Moses Austin Wanted to Start a Colony Why Spanish Officials Approved Austin’s Colony

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