because it was by the gulf of Mexico
No. Texas used to be part of Mexico, until America stole it from the Mexicans in a war that we Americans started for a tiny, stupid reason. After we won, we tried to settle Texas. The native Mexicans saw it correctly to be an invasion, and they didn't want Americans in their home.
In 1830, Texas belonged to Mexico. The Mexican government encouraged Americans to move there and settle.
Because Mexico And Native Americans owned the land before the Americans came around
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Mexico wanted people to settle the vast lands of Texas.
In 1820, Spain held the land that would become Texas. They encouraged Americans to settle in Texas because not enough Mexicans had taken the opportunity to settle there. When Mexico gained their independence, they continued the Immigration policy that the Spanish had put in place.
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Mexicans refused to settle there
Stephen Fuller Austin, 1793-1836, is the founding father of Texas. Austin led Americans to settle along the Brazos River in 1821 when Texas was controlled by Mexico, recently independent from Spain.
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