FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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Americans that came from the US wanted a government like the US
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it required settlers to bring slaves
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it destroyed the economy of Mexico
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too many people came to Texas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The State Colonization Law of 1825 incentivized people to move to both Texas and a nearby state within Mexico. The incentive was extremely small fees for large portions of land, in some instances up to thousands of acres.
Detailed explanation-2: -In order to settle Texas in the 1820s, the Mexican government allowed speculators, called empresarios, to acquire large tracts of land if they promised to bring in settlers to populate the region and make it profitable.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 18, 1824, the Mexican government passed a new national colonization law. This law allowed foreigners to settle on any vacant public land in Mexico, but restricted foreigners from settling within twenty leagues of the border with another country and within ten leagues of the coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -On this date in 1825, the Mexican legislature passed the State Colonization Law, providing incentives for Anglo colonists to settle Texas and Coahuila. In exchange for a small fee, settlers were given up to 4, 428 acres of pasture land and 177 acres of farmland.