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Government offered huge tract of land to empresarios to bring in settlers but when no one answered them they let Moses Austin start a colony there.
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Shortly after Stephine F. Austin arrived in Texas, the Mexicans gained their independence from Spain. Tejans were now part of the Mexicos new nation.
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Mexico banned slavery. Once this happened they went against the Mexicans rules of the land, and the Mexicans responed by banning any more immagrants. They also sent more Mexican soldiers to Texas.
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The population swelled to 2500 with Americans outnumbering Tejanos six to one.
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General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna learned of Austin supporting breaking away from Spanish rule. After this he jailed Austin for almost a year. after this the Texans were ready to rebel.
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Texans drove Mexican soldiers out of an old mission in San Antonio called the Alamo. This inraged Santa Anna so him and 6000 of his troops and headed for Texas.
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Texas government asked Congress to join Texas to the Union. Some peope feared that Texas would allow slavery and upset the ballance between free and slave states.
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Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio. Mexicans began their siege of the Alamo.
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They decided that Texas should have a free republic. Sam Houston was placed in command of theTexas army used to fight Mexicos army.
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Houston suprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto River. In just 18 minutes the Texans wiped out more than half of the Mexican army.
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Texans raised the official flag of the independent nation of Texas, or The Lone Star Republic. Sam Houston was elected the president.
