FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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religious freedom
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to get rich
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for land grants
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to trade with Natives
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Detailed explanation-1: -Anglo-Americans were drawn by inexpensive land and believed annexation of Texas to the United States was likely and would improve the market for the land. Some settlers were fleeing debts and sought refuge in the Mexican colony, where they were safe from American creditors.
Detailed explanation-2: -In order to build a tax base and encourage settlement in the new Republic of Texas, the government instituted a liberal policy of distributing the public domain to incoming settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Anglo settlers came in search of gold, while Spanish settlers came to Texas for cheap land to farm. Spanish settlers forced Indians to work in missions, while Anglos were friendly to the Indians and paid them as workers.
Detailed explanation-4: -A reason Spain welcomed the Anglos was to provide a buffer against illegal settlers from the United States, who were creating problems in east Texas. Perhaps 3, 000 Anglo-Americans had illegally settled in Texas before the grant was made to Austin.