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The invasion of Texas began in the year of 1835 and ended in 1836 between October to April. A war between rebellious colonist from American and Tejanos (Texas Mexicans).

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The U.S. blames Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana caused the war.

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Americans would sell lands that were in Texas to other Americans even though Texas was still part of Mexico. Americans will move to Texas thinking they owned the land.

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Spanish explorers first traveled through what is now Texas in the 16th century. It wasn’t unoccupied land — explorers encountered numerous Native American societies, including the Karankawa, Caddo, Apache and Comanche, according to the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin.

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territory conquered by the US during the Mexican American war.

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The Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.