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it make the Texas land so desirable because the meico don't want to be a part of the texas

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Originally it was to get outside the control of the US government.

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Q: Why was Texas a magnet for land speculators and investors?
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How do you think the settlers felt about land speculators?

bad because the speculators used the law to buy large amounts of land cheaply


What was the Land Policy of the republic how did it affect Texas' growth?

The land policy was that settlers got land even if they didn't live there and was often sold to speculators. The congress would also give land to immigrant agents. The immigrant agents would relocate settlers to the area. The land policy effected Texas's growth by the population.


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The Proclomation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they owned land west of the mountains.


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The Proclomation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they owned land west of the mountains.


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Who are people that hoped to make a profit by selling and buying land?

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Who bought up large areas of land in the hope of later selling it later for a profit?

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is not "The Homestead Act :) " It's the Morrill Land-Grant Act