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The land that Texas currently occupies used to be a part of Mexico. Many people were moving to Mexico to build plantations. The Mexican government did not like the large amount of people that were immigrating to their country. In an attempt to stop this, they emancipated the slaves (the main source of labor on the plantations). Instead of leaving, the plantation owners decided to declare their independence.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 6y agoSeeing the economic and military support English-speaking Texians had to break away from Mexico, Spanish-speaking Tejanos followed the proverb: "if you can't defeat them, join them".
Many of them however, were discriminated against by their former "friends" and eventually fled to Mexico.
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∙ 6y agoSeeing the economic and military support English-speaking Texians had to break away from Mexico, Spanish-speaking Tejanos followed the proverb: "if you can't defeat them, join them".
Many of them however, were discriminated against by their former "friends" and eventually fled to Mexico.
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∙ 12y agoParadoxically, to keep slaves.
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∙ 10y agoPromises of cheap land on conquered territories.
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Why did the Mexicans want to fight with the Americans?
Perhaps retain their hold on California and to regain Texas.
When did the alamo become important to texas?
The Alamo is so important because in the history, the Texans didnt want to be bossed around by the Mexicans anymore....
When did Mexican Americans fight for their rights and better education?
i think Mexicans because Americans don't even know what Mexicans can do to them when their mad. so do you hear that Americans don't mess with Mexicans. unless you want to end up in a hospital.
Is there such thing as a fight god doesn't want me to avoid?
The fight against yourself, ICor.9:27
What did john brown want to fight against?
Against Slavery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
How many Mexicans do triathlons?
As many mexicans that want to run triathlons.
What is the difference between the Native Texans of East Texas and far West Texas?
east Texas has all the big cities and all the stuff that goes with it west Texans don't want anything to do with it. our grandads fought hard first Indians then Mexicans after the civil war carpet baggers, east Texas did the Alamo thing, but we had to feed the whole USA with beef the best beef. the Mexicans took lessons from the Indians and became cowboys, we took it from the Mexicans and perfected it. we where the wild west, no outlaw, or legal group for that matter could out do our Texas rangers, all the top ropers come from west Texas. bull riders yes its a fun sport but not what those real cowboys did, same as you bareback riders, roping and saddlebronx is cowboying. same as roughnecks we perfected it and gave it to the world. so we west Texans don't want anything to do with east Texans ( all Houston is is wannabe New York and reap the benifit of being texan)
Why were Americans settlers in Texas upset with Mexico?
In short, Texans didn't want to be Mexicans. They broke all their laws and rejected their culture even though they were legally under control of Mexico. They refused to emancipate slaves and stop importing them, they refused to convert to Roman Catholicism, and did a lot of smuggling. Texans were also, for the most part, white Americans who immigrated there for money and opportunity. So there was tension between them and the native Mexicans. All of these factors created enough tension for Texans to finally openly defy Mexican rule rather than silently avoid laws or accept them begrudgingly.
In the mid-1830s what did both Anglo-Texans and Texans want for Texas?
they wanted independent control of their own affairs
Why did the Mexicans want democracy?
Who wouldn't want democracy if they could have it?
How did the Dominion of New England make the colonists want to fight against the British?
because they wanted the land back. a that was the only way. to fight.
Why did Santa Anna want to fight the Texas army?
To punish them for revolting against the Mexican government.
