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Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas: Empresario System
The empresario system in Texas provided a contract between settler and state. Find out the terms and responsibilities of each party in this site from Texas A&M University. Keep reading to find the duties of an epresario as outlined...
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Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Manuel De Mier Y Teran
A very long and detailed site from Texas A&M University with information on the military and political life of Manuel de Mier y Teran, "tragic friend and last hope for Mexican Texas."
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Stephen F. Austin
Read this short biography of Stephen F. Austin, complete with links to primary documents involving the empresario known as "The Father of Texas."
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Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Green De Witt
Read some biographical detail about Green DeWitt, an empresario in Mexican Texas who founded the DeWitt Colony.
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Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Slavery in Early Texas
This in-depth account of slavery in early Texas shares first-hand information and personal stories to give a true picture of what it was like in Texas the middle of the nineteenth century.
PBS
The West: Stephen Fuller Austin (1793 1836)
PBS presents a biography on the life of Stephen Fuller Austin. Known as "The Father of Texas," Stephen F. Austin established the first Anglo-American colony in the Teas province of Mexico and saw it grow into an independent republic.
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Virginia Center for Digital History: Texas Slavery Project
The Texas Slavery Project takes a deep look at the expansion of slavery in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico in the years between 1837 and 1845.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Stephen F. Austin 1793 1836
Often called "The Father of Texas", Stephen Austin settled the first American colony in Mexican controlled Texas and fought for Texas independence. Hyperlinks to additional information.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Green De Witt
A brief biography of Green DeWitt, an empresario in Mexican Texas who founded the DeWitt Colony.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Anglo American Colonization
An in-depth synopsis of Anglo-American colonization in Mexican Texas which took place between 1821 and 1835.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Slavery
Find out why Texas was the last frontier of slavery in the United States during the middle of the nineteenth century.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Hard Road to Texas 1836 1845: Texas Breaks Away Texas and Mexico
After being taken over by Mexico in 1821, Texas became very attractive to people wanting to settle. New policies, however, upset the Texans, which lead to rebellions and the Texas Revolution of 1836. Read about it all, and check out...
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San Antonio Express News: History of Slavery Unique but Not 'Brief'
Read a commentary of how Texas' slave history involves Spain, Mexico and the United States. Depending on who was in charge, there was always a mix of pro-slavery and anti-slavery activists in Texas, leading to a contentious struggle for...
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Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: Stephen F. Austin
A quick biographical snapshot about Stephen F. Austin, the Father of the Texas Rangers. He founded the earliest precursor of the famous law enforcement organization.
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Green De Witt Colony: Green De Witt
A brief biography of the leader and founder of the DeWitt Colony in Texas, Green DeWitt.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Native American Relations in Texas: Stephen Austin to Head of Civil Affairs
See a letter by Stephen F. Austin in which Austin reports on a group of Comanches and Tawakonis attacked a settlement. Includes images of the original letter and a summary of the document's contents.
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Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas: Colonization Laws
This site provides the text to the several colonization laws dealing with the colonization of Texas primarily by Americans.