History

7.2(F)

Why Three Groups Settled Texas

Contrast Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo purposes for and methods of settlement in Texas.

Part of The student understands how individuals, events, and issues through the Mexican National Era shaped the history of Texas

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Three Groups, Three Reasons

Spain, Mexico, and Anglo Americans all settled Texas, but for different reasons and in different ways. This lesson contrasts why each group came and how each group settled the land, from the 1600s through the 1820s.