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Spanish agreed to allow American Moses Austin to create a colony in Tejas Picture: Moses Austin
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Mexico gains it's independance from Spain. Picture: Mexican Flag
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Mexico outlaws slavery, slave owners become outraged and Steven Austin pursuades the government to let the slave owners keep their slaves. Picture: Some Slaves
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The population of Mexico rose to about 25,000, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos six to one. Picture: Just the word Tejano
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Austin goes to Mexico city with a request to Mexican officals, the most urgent request was that Texas becom a self govern state within Mexico.
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Mexican troops where sent to Texas to the town of Gonzolaz to capture a cannon but failed. Picture: Cannon
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Texans met at a fort called Washington-on-the-Brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops.
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Texas declares it's a free and independent republic.
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Sam Houston was placed in command of the Texas army. Also a band of 25 Tejanos came to support the revolt. Picture: Sam Houston
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Sam Huston surprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto river. Within 18 minutes, the Texans troops killed more then half the Mexican Army and Sanat Anna had to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom.
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The Texas government asked if they could join the United States but, people thought it would make an uneven balance in slave and free states. And if they did join that Texas might go to war with Mexico. So the question was denied.
