Come Settle in Tejas!
Diana Cortes
Welcome!
What is Tejas?
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Why should I settle in Texas?
- many acres of land
- rich soil for farming
- vast herds
We are also the center of trade!
Delicious Bison!
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Routes
- Red River
- Rio Grande
- Brazos River
- Colorado River
- and the Pecos River
- And many more!
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How Much Does Each Settler Receives?
Price: 12.5 cents per acre
Information: http://www.glo.texas.gov/what-we-do/history-and-archives/_documents/history-of-texas-public-lands.pdf
Land Grants!
Needed Supplies
- An axe to cut lumber and other wood products to start your new home.
- A wagon or horse as a form of transportation.
- Items to start your crops or farm as a source of food.
- Hunting and fishing gear to hunt down and fish your food.
Important! Must Know:
- Colonist have two years after buying land to settle in. In other words you must be settled in your land after two years of being purchased.
- You are exempt from taxes for six years.
- You only have to pay half the price of regular taxes!
- If you are a married settler and reside in Texas for three years, you automatically become a naturalized citizen of Mexico.
About Texas
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Three Major Empresarios!
Stephen F. Austin
Green Dewitt
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About Them
Green Dewitt: He was born on February 12, 1787. He was an empresario, and founder of the Dewitt Colony. Green Dewitt asked permission to settle colonist in Texas in 1822, but was denied. After asking a second time in 1825, he was given permission to settle 400 respectable industries. He died on May 18, 1835.
Martin de Leon: Martin de Leon was born during the year 1765. Besides being an empresario he was also a wealthy farmer. The De Leon's Colony established by him and his wife Patricia de la Garza.