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Mexico gained independence from Spain and claimed all New Spain territory, which is now Mexico.
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The government was divided into three branches and the central government's power was limited.
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Under this law, immigrants had to become Catholic, become Mexican citizens, and be of good moral character.
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Haden Edwards declared Nacogdoches the Fredonian Republic, but the rebellion was put down. Fredonian Republic was the first attempt by settlers to leave Mexico.
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Manuel de Mier y Teran informed the Mexican president that settlers in Texas were likely going to rebel against Mexico.
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Under this law, immigration from the United States was no longer allowed, Anglo empresario contracts were terminated, bringing slaves to Texas was outlawed, and tariffs on imported goods were increased.
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Texans fled to Turtle Bayou and drafted resolutions (Opposition to the tyrannical centralist government in Mexico, support for Santa Anna and other federalists, and pledge to honor the Constitution of 1824)
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Texan delegates wanted Mexico to allow immigration from the United States and make Texas a separate state from Coahuila so that Texans could have their own representation in government.
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Stephen F. Austin wrote a letter encouraging Texans to set up their own state government. The president of Mexico agreed to U.S. immigration, but not separate statehood for Texas. Mexican authorities intercepted the letter Austin had written and put him in jail for nearly a year.
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Several years before the battle, each Texas city was given a cannon to use for protection. The citizens of Gonzales refused to give up a small cannon to the Mexican army. When the Mexican government demanded the Texans in Gonzales surrender the cannon, a Texas militia flew a flag that read "Come and Take It" and fired on the Mexican soldiers along the Guadalupe River.
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William B. Travis wrote a plea for reinforcements in a letter addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World". He ended the letter with the words "Victory or Death", signaling that these were the only possible outcomes of the Battle of the Alamo.
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Santa Anna and thousands of Mexican soldiers arrived in San Antonio and began a 13-day siege. The Mexican army overpowered the Texian forces in a battle that lasted 90 minutes. After the battle, Santa Anna felt that he had achieved a complete victory. He sent Susanna Dickinson to Gonzales to warn the Texians about the strength of the Mexican army. Texians were inspired by the courage displayed by the Alamo defenders to continue fighting at any cost.
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After learning about the Alamo, Texas delegates wrote the Constitution of 1836. The document included the idea of popular sovereignty and divided the government into three branches.
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General Sam Houston ordered Colonel James Fannin to evacuate his troops and retreat to the Guadalupe River as the Mexican army moved towards Goliad. By the time Colonel Fannin ordered a retreat, Mexican General Jose de Urrea managed to capture a Texan force of about 350 men. Fannin surrendered his men with Urrea's promis that they would be treated as prisoners of war. Santa Anna then ordered General Urrea to execute all Texan prisoners.
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Sam Houston used Texas' natural landscapes to his advantage when planning the attack on Santa Anna. As the Texans attacked Santa Anna's army, they cried out "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" The battle marked the final battle of the Texas Revolution and lasted only about 18 minutes, resulting in many Mexican soldiers either killed or wounded. Santa Anna was seen fleeing the battlefield but was later found in a marsh and brought before Sam Houston.