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Pope Urban II called for crusades against the Muslims. The Catholics failed to control the Holy Land, but opened the European eye's to focus on trade. -
Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy, a trade center in the Mediterranean region. -
Polos began their journey home by ship which lasted two year to bring home goods. Many of the crew died due to storm and disease. -
Marco Polo got captured in a battle with Venice's rival city Genoa. A writer encouraged him to write about his travels. -
Prince Henry funding voyages and Portugal found the Azores Islands while exploring.
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Columbus asked the king of Portugal to present his plan of sailing to the west to reach the Spice Islands of Asia and India and asked for resources but he was denied.
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Moses Austin was ruined and lost his entire
fortune. He set out for Texas by charging American families fees to move to Texas in hopes of regaining his wealth. -
Moses Austin crosses into East Texas with a slave named Richmond. Met with Spanish governor Antonio María Martínez.
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Mexico passed the Imperial Colonization Law. This secured Austin's land grant and allowed him to bring in settlers from the United States.
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The Old Three Hundred were composed of 297 families and single men that Austin had brought to his colony in Texas. -
Mexican Congress passed the State Colonization Law of 1825 which opened Texas to settlement and immigration. They hoped the land values would increase and provide new markets for Tejano merchants.
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San Felipe de Austin was the heart of Austin's colony. By 1827, there were about 100 to 200 residents living there.