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Mainly they were from southern states and were afraid slavery would be outlawed so they went to Texas to live and have slaves. Many of Texans at the time of the Civil War were Confederates. Even Union troops who were Texans and confederate wore the union belt buckle upside down to express their sympathies with the confederate cause.
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Where did the first settlers to Texas come from?
conneticut,mexico,maine,and louisana
Maryland settlers where did they come from?
England for the most part.
Where did most of the first English settlers in Connecticut come from?
Most settlers came from Europe. The British settled here. People later mostly came from Ireland.
What are the differences between Anglo and Mexican settlers in Texas?
Anglo settlers were colonist in Mexico and Mexican settlers weren't
In 1820s Mexicans invited American settlers ito what state?
Mexicans invited the American settlers into Texas. Texas-Mexico invited Americans to settle in Texas to stop Indian attacks. These settlers were required to be Catholic, become Mexican citizens, and follow Mexican laws.
Why did settlers first come to Texas?
because they felt like it
Why did the first Anglo settlers come to Texas?
To seek new missions
Where did the first settlers to Texas come from?
conneticut,mexico,maine,and louisana
Why did most settlers come to Texas under an empresario contract as opposed to on their own?
Most settlers could not speak Spanish and therefore had trouble getting title to their land without an empresario's help. Most of the desirable lands were held by and empresario.
Why did Alabama coushattas come to Texas?
because of English settlers or colonist move all over the area and killed most of the game and gave diseases so the Indians moves to Texas
How did Mexico attract settlers to Texas?
they would let them come and settle down there
What made Americans want to settlers in Texas?
Because every things bigger, and better in Texas. Come-on we have the Dallas Cowboys.
Where did the original Angola settlers come from?
Most of the original foreign settlers of Angola were Portuguese.
Maryland settlers where did they come from?
England for the most part.
Who nled party of 300 American settlers into Texas?
who led 300 settlers into texas
Why did the Indians come to Texas?
Technically "Texas" came to the Indians. The native Americans where in the lands currently called "Texas" for approximately 12,000 years before the Spanish settlers arrived.
What technological innovation was most important for settlers living in west Texas in the 1800s?
Steamboats
