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After winning the independence from Mexico most Texans voted for annexation. Texas won independence from Mexico in March 2, 1836 after the Texas revolution.
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independent nation that was created after Texans defeated Mexico in the Texas Revolution
The Alamo started by Mexico encouraged foreign settlement in Texas, but the Mexicans far out numbered the Texans. The Texans wanted to be independent, so the Texans started a Texas Revolution, and the Alamo was the very first battle to happen in the Texas Revolution.
Mexico had recently revolted against its mother country, Spain, in the Mexican War of Independence before fighting the Texan patriots in the Texas Revolution.
That the US would support their cause.
Santa Anna attacked the Texans because he wanted the land for Mexico. He had started the Mexican revolution and wanted to expand the country.
It is known as the Texas Revolution (1835-1836)
So he could attack the Texans.The Texans were in rebellion against Mexico.
It was the last battle of the Texas Revolution in which Texas was trying to gain their independance from Mexico.
Mexico allowed a large population of American people to settle in Texas to increase commerce and relations with the American government. However years later Mexico wanted to tax them, and the Texans disagreed. Then Mexico wanted to overthrow them from their lands. They never expected such a big mass of people would had of settled those areas so quickly. That led to Texas becoming an independent nation and Mexico fight a war against them. This events then lead to the Battle at the Alamo and Santa Ana selling the lands.
Independence from Mexico