D. Stephen Austin
Led by the Empressario, Stephen F. Austin, an initial grant for three hundred families--the "Old 300"--in 1821 opened up Texas to a flood of American immigrants, as many as 30,000 by the time of the Texas Revolution in 1835.
The answer to this question is: B) <span>They could haul heavy goods and people more quickly.</span>
MORE OF THE NORTH WANTED LINCOLN LESS OF THE SOUTH WANTED LINCOLN
