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Important Men in Texas

Mrs. Carrie Hunnicutt 7 th Grade Texas History. Important Men in Texas. Moses Austin. First to obtain permission for Anglo Americans to settle in Texas Was given an empresarial grant to bring 300 families to Texas.

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Important Men in Texas

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  1. Mrs. Carrie Hunnicutt 7th Grade Texas History Important Men in Texas

  2. Moses Austin • First to obtain permission for Anglo Americans to settle in Texas • Was given an empresarial grant to bring 300 families to Texas

  3. Stephen F. Austin • When his father died, he inherited the empresario grant • Brought the “Old Three Hundred” to Texas • Known as the “Father of Texas”

  4. Sam Houston • 1st President of the Republic of Texas • 3rd President of the Republic of Texas • United States Senator • 7th Governor of Texas • Supported annexation into the United States • Wanted capitol in Houston

  5. Mirabeau Lamar • 2nd President of the Republic of Texas • Wanted capitol in Austin • Did not want to be annexed into the United States • Called the “Father of Texas Education”

  6. Anson Jones • 4th and final President of the Republic of Texas • During the Texas Revolution, he served as a surgeon

  7. Works Cited • Image of Moses Austin http://www.dallashistory.org/images/Moses_Austin.jpg • Image of Stephen F. Austin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_f_austin.jpg • Image of Mirabeau Lamar http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Mirabeaulamar.jpg • Image of Anson Jones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anson_jones.png • Image of Sam Houston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston • Image of Texas flag http://images.chron.com/blogs/txpotomac/Texas%20flag.jpg • The Eyes of Texas Song http://www.fightmusic.com/big12.html

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