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Mexico allowed Stephan Austin to lead settlers into Texas. Mexico hoped that Americans would help deveolp the area and control Indian attacks.

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In return for land, Austin and the original settlers agreed to become citizens of Mexico and worship the Catholic Church.

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Mexico forbade anymore Americans to move to Texas. Mexico feared that the Americans wanted to make Texas a part of the United States.

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

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Texans forced Mexican troops to withdraw from the towns of Gonzolas and San Antonio.

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Mexican troops attacked the Texans at the Alamo all 183 Texan deffenders of the mission were killed this included William Travis, Davy Crokett, and Jim Dowie.

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Texans decided independence and set up a new nation called the Republic of Texas. They appointed Sam Houston commander of the army.

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Sam Houston captured Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Huston forced the general to sign a treaty granting Texas its independence Sam Huston became the first president of Texas the Lone Star Republic.