Which of these men was paid to lead 300 American settlers to the north eastern territory of Mexico? a
Davy Crockett
b
John Dallas
c
Sam Houston
d
Stephen Austin

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.