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Land Offer
Spanish agreed to allow American Moses Austin to create a colony in Tejas Picture: Moses Austin -
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Texas Revolution
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Mexican Independance
Mexico gains it's independance from Spain. Picture: Mexican Flag -
Slavery
Mexico outlaws slavery, slave owners become outraged and Steven Austin pursuades the government to let the slave owners keep their slaves. Picture: Some Slaves -
Population Outburst
The population of Mexico rose to about 25,000, with Americans outnumbering the Tejanos six to one. Picture: Just the word Tejano -
Requests
Austin goes to Mexico city with a request to Mexican officals, the most urgent request was that Texas becom a self govern state within Mexico. -
War
Mexican troops where sent to Texas to the town of Gonzolaz to capture a cannon but failed. Picture: Cannon -
Decisions
Texans met at a fort called Washington-on-the-Brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops. -
Texan Independence
Texas declares it's a free and independent republic. -
A New Commander
Sam Houston was placed in command of the Texas army. Also a band of 25 Tejanos came to support the revolt. Picture: Sam Houston -
A Victory
Sam Huston surprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto river. Within 18 minutes, the Texans troops killed more then half the Mexican Army and Sanat Anna had to sign a treaty giving Texas its freedom. -
Can We Join
The Texas government asked if they could join the United States but, people thought it would make an uneven balance in slave and free states. And if they did join that Texas might go to war with Mexico. So the question was denied.
