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Following his late father's footsteps, Stephen Austin leads 300 American families to 200,000 acres of Texas land which his father had the permission to settle.
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Political and cultural clashes between the Mexican government and American settlers caused settlers to rebel against them. This led to Texas declaring independence against Mexico.
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An important point of the Texas Rrvolution, the Battle of the Alamo was a battle that occurred after a 13-day seige of the Alamo. This left those defending the Alamo extremely weak and tired, meaning this battle was quite easily won by Mexico.