American settlers wanted slavery.no oneaustin
who led 300 settlers into texas
they would let them come and settle down there
American settlers did not want to obey the laws. American settlers wanted slavery.
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Mexico needed American settlers to help defend its Texas frontier.
Relations between the Mexican government and American settlers in Texas begin to deteriorate because settlers refused to convert to Catholicism or free their slaves.
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give the newcomers 960 acres of land and more if they had children
Mexicans invited the American settlers into Texas. Texas-Mexico invited Americans to settle in Texas to stop Indian attacks. These settlers were required to be Catholic, become Mexican citizens, and follow Mexican laws.
Mexico chose to welcome European settlers to Texas while excluding American settlers because they believed that European settlers would be more loyal to Mexico and help develop the region, while American settlers were seen as a threat to Mexican control and sovereignty.
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