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Because it was unfair
Relations between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas begin to deteriorate because settlers refused to convert to Catholicism or free their slaves.
Slavery. See related questions.
The American settlers began to outnumber the Mexican residents and began lobbying for political autonomy, especially when Mexico outlawed slavery.
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.
Stephen Austin
The government could not raise taxes without the consent of the people.
Stephen Austin was the first American impresario to bring settlers to Texas. He was loyal the the Mexican government until Santa Anna voided the Mexican Constitution and pronounced himself dictator.
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The Texas War of Independence, also known as the Texas Revolution, was a conflict between the Mexican government against insurgent settlers in the Texas territory that began on October 2, 1835 and concluded on April 21, 1836. The conflict concluded with the militaristic defeat of the Mexican government at the Battle of San Jacinto, which ultimately resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas.
Stephen Austin
Slavery.
In Texas