Congress passed the State Colonization Law of 1825 to continue to encourage empresario contracts and _____________by Anglos.(U3 Lesson 9 page 13)
settlement
The Native Texans and the Tejanos were forced to abandon the lands where they had lived for centuries.
This led to _____________. (U3 Lesson 9 page 13)
displacement
Slavery was a problem even before Americans began moving to Mexico (Texas).
Mexican government and the Mexican people did not want __________ allowed (Unit 3 Lesson 10 page 3)
slavery
Money was scarce during this time; people would ____________ to conduct their business instead of using money. (U3 Lesson 12 page 4)
Large-scale ____________ farming started in Texas, and that led to the expansion of slavery. (Unit 3 Lesson 12 page 4)
barter; plantation
Farmers moving to Texas from the southern United States brought slaves with them to help grow and harvest cotton.
__________________ Bay and Texas Land Company – a business founded in 1830 that took over contracts from unsuccessful empresarios in dishonest ways. (Unit 3 Lesson 12 page 9)
Galveston
The immigrants were told that was their claim to land in Texas.
The certificates were _________________. (Unit 3 Lesson 12 page 14)