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Texas wanted independence so that they could have slaves and grow cotton.

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Q: Why did the Texans want their independance from Mexico?
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What was the purpose of Texas war of independance?

back then, Mexico owned Texas... but the Texans wanted to separate from Mexico.....


Was the Alamo considered a Civil War?

No. Not really. The Alamo was a battle in the War for Texas independance from Mexico. You could say that it was a civil war because some Texans who favored independance were fighting against people of Mexican descent who did not want to separate from Mexico.


What document did the Texans want Mexico to honor?

the declaration of independence of Texas


Why did the Mexican government think the Texans were guilty of treason?

The Texians (peoples not originally from Texas) were guilty of treason for declaring their independance from Mexico. Similar to how colonial Americans were considered to be guilty of treason by the Brittish.


Why were the battles the Alamo and san jacinto importtionan to the Texas revolution?

It was the last battle of the Texas Revolution in which Texas was trying to gain their independance from Mexico.


Why was the Alamo chosen as a battleground during the Texas Revolution?

The reason why they fought each other is because Texas wanted to be independent from Mexico, because most of the Texans were Americans that moved. They revolted because Mexico only allowed them to be Catholic, and most of the settlers were Protestant.


What did texas become when it declared its independance from mexico?

we had freedom


What were the Texans fighting for?

Independence from Mexico


What did Mexico do about Texans who had slaves?

killed them


What was an effect of Mexican independance on New Mexico?

settlement of anglos


In 1836 Texans fought for independence from?

Mexico


From what nations did the Texans revolt in 1835?

Mexico