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Spanish agreed to allow American Moses Austion to set up a colony in Tejas. Pictured: Moses Austin
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Mexico gains it's independence from Spain Pictured: Mexican flag
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Mexico outlaws slavery.
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The population grows to 25,000, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos six to one
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Stephen Austin, Moses Austin's son, is sent to jail by Mexican president Santa Anna
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The Texans drive Mexican soldiers from a fortress in San Antonio called The Alamo. Pictured: The Alamo
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Texans meet and decided to declare Texas a free and independent republic.
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Texans meet at a settlement called Washington-On-The-Brazos to discuss what to do about Sant Anna's army. Pictured: Washington-On-The-Brazos
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Sam Houston is named the commander of the Texas army. Pictured: Same Houston
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Houston surprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto River. In just eighteen minutes, the Texans had killed half of the Spanish army. They forced Santa Anna to sign a treaty saying Texas was free. Pictured: The Battle of San Jacinto
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Texans raised the offical flag of the independent nation of Texas (nicknamed the Lone Star Republic). Same Houston was elected president. Pictured: Texas flag
