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Texas Revolution
Government offered huge tract of land to empresarios to bring in settlers but when no one answered them they let Moses Austin start a colony there. -
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Texas Relolution
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Texas Revolution
Shortly after Stephine F. Austin arrived in Texas, the Mexicans gained their independence from Spain. Tejans were now part of the Mexicos new nation. -
Texas Relevoution
Mexico banned slavery. Once this happened they went against the Mexicans rules of the land, and the Mexicans responed by banning any more immagrants. They also sent more Mexican soldiers to Texas. -
Texas Revelution
The population swelled to 2500 with Americans outnumbering Tejanos six to one. -
Texas Revelution
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna learned of Austin supporting breaking away from Spanish rule. After this he jailed Austin for almost a year. after this the Texans were ready to rebel. -
Texas Revolution
Texans drove Mexican soldiers out of an old mission in San Antonio called the Alamo. This inraged Santa Anna so him and 6000 of his troops and headed for Texas. -
Texas Revelution
Texas government asked Congress to join Texas to the Union. Some peope feared that Texas would allow slavery and upset the ballance between free and slave states. -
Texas Revelution
Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio. Mexicans began their siege of the Alamo. -
Texas Rvelution
They decided that Texas should have a free republic. Sam Houston was placed in command of theTexas army used to fight Mexicos army. -
Texas Revelution
Houston suprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto River. In just 18 minutes the Texans wiped out more than half of the Mexican army. -
Texas Revelution
Texans raised the official flag of the independent nation of Texas, or The Lone Star Republic. Sam Houston was elected the president.
