{"product_id":"mexican-independence-mexican-texas-empresarios-grade-4-week-7","title":"Texas State History - Grade 4 - Mexican Independence, Mexican Texas \u0026 Empresarios - Week 7 Full Curriculum","description":"\u003cp\u003eTeach how Mexican independence changed government in Texas and how colonization laws, empresario contracts, surveys, and land titles turned policy into new communities. Students compare Stephen F. Austin’s San Felipe colony with Martín de León’s Victoria colony, use maps and historical evidence, and explain both economic opportunities and serious human costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Week 7 resource coordinates the interactive Dynamic History module with Standard and Accessible print alternatives, the \u003cem\u003eWhat Is an Empresario? 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Try Week 4! 100% FREE!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat students practice\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndependence and government change:\u003c\/strong\u003e connect Mexico’s 1821 independence to changing authority, new laws, and the need to confirm older settlement permissions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGovernment levels:\u003c\/strong\u003e distinguish the roles of Mexico City, the state government in Saltillo, and officials working in Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe empresario system:\u003c\/strong\u003e explain how contracts, organizers, surveyors, commissioners, clerks, settlers, and land titles worked together.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical figures and communities:\u003c\/strong\u003e compare Stephen F. 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