Come to the State of Land!!
by: Connor Kammlah
Reasons to settle
Texas has vast and green lands. Their is a lot of land here for you and your family to farm on. The land is cheap and has rich soil. Also their are many animals to hunt.
Map
Here is a map of Texas in the 1800's.
Supplies for survival!
You will need food, water, clothing, medical supplies, a map, weapons, and don't forget your covered wagon!
Here is some routes you can take!!
You can take:
sea route from New Orleans
The southerly atascosito road crossing the Sabine river at Gaine's ferry
from Arkansas crossing the red river to north texas
Land
A man gets 640 acres of and, a women gets 320 acres, each kid gets 160 acres, and each slave you get 80 acres.
Texas History
Their are many historical events in Texas, one of them is the Alamo. In 1836, 183 volunteer Texans defended the Alamo against the Mexican army. The Texans held the Alamo for 12 days and on the 13th day the Mexican army stormed the fort. In minutes Texans ran out of bullets and lost the Alamo. Only 5 Texans survived and soon got executed after the battle.