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Relations between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas begin to deteriorate because settlers refused to convert to Catholicism or free their slaves.
Anglo settlers were colonist in Mexico and Mexican settlers weren't
The American settlers began to outnumber the Mexican residents and began lobbying for political autonomy, especially when Mexico outlawed slavery.
The U.S. gained more land as a result of the Mexican-American War. All of the land that is between California to Texas was cedes by the Mexicans.
American settlers were given this land on the promise that they would be Mexicans being on Mexican soil and that they would become Catholic. The conflict arose when they rebelled against this and wanted the freedom to do and be what they pleased.
The war for Texas Independence involved a Mexican State (Tejas) breaking away from its parent and seeking Independence. The Mexican American War involved two Soverign Nations going to War.
TheMexican AmericanWar (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) was about a treaty of peace between Mexico and the United States which ended the Mexican American War.
So far, only one of them exists.
Texans wanted independence from Mexico, largely due to their reliance on slavery, after Mexico ended the practice.
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