Chapter 7 Section 2

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Chapter 7 Section 2

• According to the colonization laws of 1825, a man
  who married a Mexican woman would receive extra
  land.
• All were conditions of empresarios contracts
  contracts ran for six years, at least 100
  families had to settle, about 23,000 acres of
  land was allotted.

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Chapter 7 Section 2

• The leader of the Nashville Company who opposed
  land claims to Austin was Sterling C. Robertson.
• The headquarters for Green DeWitts colony was
  Gonzales.
• The woman who helped found Victoria was Patricia
  de la Garza de León.
• The colony of Martín de León was troubled by
  Native American attacks.

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Chapter 7 Section 2

• The majority of immigrants to Texas during the
  1820s were from the United States.
• All the following were reasons why colonists in
  Texas thought they needed slaves to clear the
  land, to cultivate crops, and to make good
  profits.