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1Mexico allowed Stephen Austin to lead settlers into Texas.  Mexico hoped Americans would help develop the area and control Indian attacks.

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

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3. Mexico forbade any more Americans to move to Texas.  Mexico feared that the Americans wanted to make Texas part of the United States.

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4. 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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5. Texans forced Mexican troops to withdraw from the towns of Gonzales and San Antonio.

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6. Mexican troops attacked the Texans at the Alamo.  All 183 Texan defenders of the mission were killed.  This included William Travis, Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie.

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

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