Esther+Y.+-+Stephen+F.+Austin

**Historical Inquiry**

My "I am..." person is Stephen F. Austin. Prior to my research on my "I am..." person I knew that he was known as the "Father of Texas". I also knew that he fought with the Mexicans for the freedom of the Americans that were starting to colonize in Texas. I also knew that he traveled to Austin to negotiate with the government to get the land grant. While I was researching, some questions that came to my mind were,"What was Stephen F. Austin's drive that kept him going when he was fighting with the Mexicans?" Another question that came to mind was, "If Stephen F. Austin was still alive today, would he have a great impact on anything?" Also, "What would've happened if Stephen F. Austin never existed, would Texas still be part of the U.S.?"

__Primary Historyical Question:__
 * How was Stephen F. Austin so succesful at fighting for Texas, even after he got arrested and had to go to a Mexican Prison?**


 * Time line**

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Document Visual
 * Primary Sources**
 * [|Address of the Honorable S. F., Austin, Delivered at Louisville, Kentucky, March 7, 1836]
 * [|Stephen F, Austin: Texas independence address (1836)]
 * [|Stephen F, Austin]
 * Secondary Sources**

Video
 * [|Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836)]
 * [|Austin, Stephen Fuller]
 * [|Stephen Fuller Austin]
 * [|02/24/1836: Alamo defenders call for help]