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to encourage settlement, spanish government offers large pieces of land to settlers.
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mexico successfully gained independence from spain
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slave owners became angry when mexico outlawed slaves
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the population swelled to about 25000, with americans outnumbering the tejanos six to one .
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austin went to mexico city to oresent a list of repuested reforms of mexican officials
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mexican soliders marched down to gozales
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texas declared independence from mexico causing the battle of the Alamo, the republic of texas formed
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Santa Annas troops surrounded San antonio
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texans met at a settlement called washington-on-the-Brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops
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they decide to declare texas a free and independent republic
