1. By Matt Vale and Andrew Holman

2. “Gone to Texas” Y’all The Americans wanted the land in current day Texas The land had been transferred to Spain when the U.S. acquired Florida in 1819 It was a unpopulated area

3. Americans in Texas When Mexico won it’s independence, they agreed to have Stephen Austin bring in 300 American families They would be Roman Catholic and would become Mexicanized These two terms were ignored and Texans remained loyal to America Mexican soldiers occupied Texas and attempted to enforce these terms

4. “Mexican or Texican?” By 1835 the population of Texan- Americans was approx. 30,000 Many immigrants were fleeing from the states to avoid paying their debt that had accumulated in the Panic of 1819

5. “Big Drunk” Some people who escaped to Texas included Davy Crockett, a famous western hero, Jim Bowie, the inventor of the Bowie Knife, and Sam Houston an ex-governor of Tennessee who was nicknamed “Big Drunk” by the Arkansas Indians

6. Friction Increases Mexicans and Texans often disagreed on issues such as slavery, local rights, and immigration Mexico abolished slavery in 1830 and prohibited future importation of slaves, but the Texans did not obey this decree Stephen Austin attempted to negotiate and was thrown in jail In 1835, Santa Anna removed local rights and raised an army to suppress the Texans

7. Democracy in Action The Mexicans did not give the Texans a say in their government over issues such as slavery This led to a lot of conflict