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Spanish agreed to allow American Moses Autsin to greate a colony in Tejas
pictured: Moses Austin -
Texas Revoulution
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Mexico gains independence from Spain. Austin started American settlement in Texas.
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Mexico outlawed slavery.
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The population of Texas was about 25,000. The Americans outnumbered Tejanos six to one.
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Austin goes to Mexico City to present a list of requested reforms to Mexican officials. Santa Anna learned about the letter. Since the requests were not met the rebellion was beginning. Austin was jailed for almost a year by Santa Anna.
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Mexican soldiers marched to the town of Gonzales. They had orders to take a cannon that the Texans used to fight the Native Americans. Mexican troops failed to take the cannon.
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Santa Anna's troops surrounded the Alamo. Santa Anna attacked nightly. On the 13th night Santa Anna and his troops broke through the walls and captured the Alamo.
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Texans met at a settlement called Washington-on-the-brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops. They decided to declare Texas an independent country and they appointed Sam Houston to the head of the Texan army.
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Houston suprised Santa Anna with an attack. The attack lasted about 18 minutes. After the battle they had Santa Anna at gunpoint and forced him to sign a treaty.
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Texans raised the official flag of the indepent country The Lone Star Republic. Sam Houston was elected president.
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Texan government asked the U.S to join them. People were afraid this would spark a war with Mexico. Others thought it would ruin the balance of slave states to non slave states. Congress rejected their request to join the U.S
