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Land Offer
Spanish agreed to let American Moses Austin start a colony in Texas if the settlers agreed to follow the Spanish law. -
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The Texas Revolution
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Mexican Independence
Mexico successfully gained its independence from Spain. -
Mexican Slavery
Slave owners became angry when mexico outlawed slavery. -
Poputlation Growth
The colony had about 25,000 settlers, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos: six to one. -
Requests
Austin went to Mexico City to present a list of requested reforms to mexican officails. -
Orders
mexican soldiers marched to the town of Gonzales. -
battle of the alamo
more then 1,000 mexicans died. and all but 7 texans were dead. -
texans met at a settlement
sam houstan was placed in command of the texas army. -
800 angry men
tejanos, american settlers, and many free and enslaved african americans, doubled houstans army. -
houstan's surprise
in just 18 minutes then texans killed more than half of the mexican army. -
lone star republic
texans raised the official flag of the independent nation. sam houstan was elceted president.
