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