In the words of Stephen F. Austin from 1823, he advertises for his countrymen to settle in Texas.

Article on the era of westward expansion and the resulting Mexican American War. The author demonstrates how Manifest Destiny and frontier settlement led to the annexation of Texas and ultimately war with Mexico over the territory.

A look into Austin's Colony, the first and largest Anglo-American settlement in Mexican Texas which was established by Stephen F. Austin in 1821.

Read in-depth biography about Martin de Leon, a rancher and wealthy Mexican empresario descended from Spanish aristocracy. This account describes his importance to early Texas settlement.

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.

Jose Gutierrez de Lara, the first governor of Mexican Texas, was determined to free Mexico from Spain. Read about the early Texas settlement of Nuevo Santander, and how it was settled by Spanish American colonists.

A good description of the energetic life of this Texas colonizer. Following his father's lead, Austin leads Americans to Texas and works for years at improving the colony and working to pacify the Mexican government as well. (In Spanish)

The Wilmot Proviso, proposed by David Wilmot, was an amendment to the James Polk appropriations bill to gain funding for the settlement of the Mexican-American War. It stated that slavery should be banned in the territories acquired from...

This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....

Northern Illinois University provides audio, visual, and text documents about Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years. You can search historical themes that relate to Lincoln and a biography of Lincoln. The site offers both primary and...

This is the text of an address Austin made to the people of Louisville, Kentucky explaining the conflict between Texas and Mexico, and asking for support.

Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.

Why did Mexico encourage settlement of Americans in Texas? Why did the Americans chafe under Mexican rule? Find out how this led to the Texas Revolution and the declaration of Texas as an independent country.

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.

A map of Mexico in 1845, prior to the ceding of the northern territories to the United States in 1846. The map shows the territories of Oregon, Texas, and Central America under Mexican control, and the frontiers of the Missouri and...