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Land offer
Spanish agreed to allow American Moses Austin to create a colony in Tejas. -
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Texas Timeline
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Mexican Independence
Mexico gains independence from Spain. Stephen Austin starts american settlement in Texas. -
Mexican Slavery
Slave owners become angry because mexico outlaws slaves -
Population Outburst
American population out numbers tejanos 6 to 1 in texas -
The war begins
Stephen Austin goes to mexico city to present a list of requested reforms to mexican officials. Santa Anna learned that learned of a letter austin wrote that told him that austin was rebelling this began the war -
The cannon
Mexican soldiers try to seize a cannon from the texans that they used against the native americans, But the texas people put a flag over it saying come and take it. The mexicans never get the cannon. -
The Alamo
The troops of santa anna surronded san antonio. He ordered 1,800 men to storm the alamo. All but seven texans survived but 1,000 mexicans died. -
Independent
The texans meet at a settlement called washington on the Brazos to talk about santa anna's troops. They decide to declare texas a free and independent republic. Sam Houston is place in command of the texas army. -
San Jacinto
Houston's army had doubled even with retreat and defeat recently happening. HIs army then surprised Santa Anna near the san jacinto river. In 18 minutes the texan army had killed more than half of the mexican army. Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty giving texas its freedom -
Lone Star Republic
Texans raised the official flag of there independent nation. It was nick named the lone star republic. Sam Houston was elected president -
Texas's question
Texas asks the united states if they can join the united states. Congress in america voted against texas joining.
