Why Did American Settlers Move To Texas In The 1820S?
Following Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821, American settlers immigrated to Texas in even larger numbers, intent on taking the land from the new and vulnerable Mexican nation in order to create a new American slave state. Why did settlers move to Texas in the 1800s? Anglo-Americans were drawn by inexpensive land and believed annexation …
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