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Mexico allowed Stephen Austin to bring American settlers into Texas. Mexico hoped Americans would help develop the area .

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In return for land, Austin and the American  settlers agreed to be citizens of Mexico and worship in the  Catholic Church.

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Mexico made Texans obey their laws that they had ignored for years. These laws were requiring Texans to worship in the Catholic Church and the law about banning slavery in Texas.

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Mexico forbade any more Americans to move to Texas. Mexico were scared that the Americans wanted to make Texas part of the U.S .

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Texans made Mexican troops go away from the towns of Gonzales and San Antonio.

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Mexican troops attacked the Texans at the Alamo. All Texan defenders of the mission were killed. some people killed were William Travis, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.

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Texans declared independence and set up a nation called the Republic of Texas. They wanted Sam Houston as commander of the army.

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Sam Houston captured Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Houston made the general to sign a treaty giving Texas its independence. Sam Houston became the first president of Texas