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- 1. My Life in the Colony Journal By: Connor Wince
- 2. Chapter 1: Introductory We qualified for land.
- 3. Intro Continued Came for more money.
- 4. Chapter 2: 1822 We now have $1,945.60.
- 5. 1822 Continued Good year for lumber.
- 6. Chapter 3: 1823 We now have $2,165.
- 7. 1823 Continued Good year for cattle.
- 8. Chapter 4: 1824 We have $5,660.60 left.
- 9. 1824 Continued Good year for cotton.
- 10. Chapter 5: The End We decided to stay.
- 11. The End Continued We made $5,660.60.
- 12. Resources • www.edmodo.com • www.publicdomain.com • www.pics4learning.com • www.sonsofthesouth.com
Editor's Notes
- By: Connor Wince
- Welcome to Austin’s Colony. I moved to Austin’s Colony due to lack of economy in our home town. We traveled by boat from Spain to Austin’s Colony in Texas. We qualified for 1,360 acres of land due to our family size and we also passed all the requirements. It was a slow moving trip west and we didn’t have much supplies on the Lively. Which was a big problem.
- We came to Austin’s Colony to money to make up for the money we lost in our home town in Spain. We bought a mansion with our remaining money from Spain. Due to our land payment, we kept $1,000 dollars to pay for investment.
- 1822, when we made it to Gonzales, there was a horrible storm that killed most of the cattle and cotton. After the storm there was a man for lumber. We invested our money in mostly lumber and were left with a lot of money! It was a good year for the Wince family.
- After the storm passed over, we began to trade with nearby relatives and friends. We made a good profit overall and paid our yearly land payment. We are left with a good amount of money to live through the next year no matter what happens to us.
- 1823, after 1822 we’re left with $1,945.60. A man for lumber slightly declined and the Mexicans put an import tax on our cotton and other goods. Most of the cattle were raised back up to there numbers and there was a greater call for them.
- Since the cattle were selling for more, we decided to go with what we did with last year, sell some of our goods with friends and family. Once again, we made a GREAT profit. Even bigger than last time. But due to the taxes, we didn’t make much money on cotton.
- 1824, after 1823 we now have $2,110.60. The Mexicans took the taxes of slightly of our goods and we began to trade with them more often. A man for lumber slightly increased along with the need for cattle. But it was mainly a great year for cotton.
- The need for cattle wasn’t as good as it was last year, but our cotton sold for wads of cash! Due to how much cotton was selling, we decided to get five slaves named Joseph, Nina, Berry, Jonathan, and Jerry. Thanks to them and our cotton gin, we made the greatest profit yet!
- At the end of our three years at the colony, we had a pretty good run for all these hard times. As we look back, we are pretty much better of in the U.S. If we continue here, we are could guaranteed to succeed.
- After our success, we decide to donate half of our profit to the less fortunate. Soon after, we moved to a small thriving town called Midlothian and decided to make our living there. Our family had two new kids named Lee and Steven, which later on had there own kids. Steven had a daughter named Amanda and Lee had two new kids named Cole and Connor.
- Sources.