•agreed to carry out his fathers plan
•grant was approved
•brought over 300 families to Texas
•colony had many hardships
•grant became invalid
•traveled to Mexico
•strengthened relationship
with Mexico and passed new laws
•grant became valid again
•established capital

Austin in Texas

His Greatest Contribution

Stephen F. Austin

Early Years

•born and raised in Virginia
•on legislator of Missouri
•1819 he moved to Arkansas

In my opinion, his biggest contribution was bringing all of those families to Texas. Without the families and Stephen F. Austin, Texas could just still be a part of Mexico and would never be a true state.