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Spanish agreed to let American Moses Austin start a colony in Texas if the settlers agreed to follow the Spanish law.
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Mexico successfully gained its independence from Spain.
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Slave owners became angry when mexico outlawed slavery.
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The colony had about 25,000 settlers, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos: six to one.
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Austin went to Mexico City to present a list of requested reforms to mexican officails.
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mexican soldiers marched to the town of Gonzales.
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more then 1,000 mexicans died. and all but 7 texans were dead.
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sam houstan was placed in command of the texas army.
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tejanos, american settlers, and many free and enslaved african americans, doubled houstans army.
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in just 18 minutes then texans killed more than half of the mexican army.
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texans raised the official flag of the independent nation. sam houstan was elceted president.
