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Stephen F. Austin travels to Mexico City to persuade the new Mexican government to let him start a colony. The Mexican government says the people have to be Mexican citizens and Roman Catholic. The settlers were called the old 300.
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Tensions rose as Americans where unhappy that offical documents were written in Spanish.
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Slave owners became angry when Mexico outlawed slavey in
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Austin persuades the Mexicans to let slave owners keep there slaves.
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By 1830 the poupulation had swelled to about 18,000 . Out numbering the Tejanos six to one.
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The Mexicans found it hard to live with Americans because we thought we were better then them.
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Americans were unwilling to follow to Mexican laws and added to already buiding tension.
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Mexico responds to threats of revolution by cracking down on Americans freedom.
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The Mexican government stops imgration and has Americans pay taxes for the first time.
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To enforce the laws Mexico sends more troops to Texas.
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At the age of 22 Jedediah smith was attacked by a bear on a scavnge
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Americans start to revolt and protest against the Tejanos.
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Austin remains loyal to Texas and requsted that Texas become a self governing state.
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Mexican preisdent General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna agreed to most of the reforms. But a letter states that if Austin's requests weren't met he whoud support breaking away.
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Mexico said that his letter was rebellion and jailed Austin for almost a year.
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Angry Americans were ready to rebel and take over Texas.
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Mexicans surround the Alamo and attack. The attack went on for twelve violent days.
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The Americans surrender with a cannon shot and the Alamo is in flames.
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The Americans run at Santa Anna yelling remember the Alamo!!!! and remember Goliad!!!!. Americans killed more the half of Santa Anna's troops in eightteen minutes.
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Texas would later allow slavery and upset the balance between free and slave states.
