Texas Revolution was a rebellion of colonists from the United States and Tejanos in putting up armed resistance to the centralist government of Mexico.
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22 Facts About Texas Revolution
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Only the province of Texas Revolution succeeded in breaking with Mexico, establishing the Republic of Texas Revolution, and eventually being annexed by the United States.
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Mexico had officially abolished slavery in Texas Revolution in 1830, and the desire of Anglo Texans to maintain the institution of chattel slavery in Texas Revolution was a major cause of secession.
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Mexican General Jose de Urrea led a contingent of troops on the Goliad Campaign up the Texas Revolution coast, defeating all Texian troops in his path and executing most of those who surrendered.
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Texas Revolution was granted only a single seat in the state legislature, which met in Saltillo, hundreds of miles away.
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Colonel Domingo de Ugartechea, commander of all Mexican military forces in Texas Revolution, sent a small detachment of troops to retrieve the cannon.
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New Texas Revolution government had no funds, so the military was granted the authority to impress supplies.
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Leaders in Texas Revolution continued to debate whether the army was fighting for independence or a return to federalism.
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Houston vowed that Texas Revolution would recognize Cherokee claims to land in East Texas Revolution as long as the Indians refrained from attacking settlements or assisting the Mexican army.
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The soldiers drew their weapons; Colonel Sidney Sherman announced that he "had come to Texas Revolution to fight for it and had as soon commence in the town of Nacogdoches as elsewhere".
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Texas Revolution began to assemble a new army, which he dubbed the Army of Operations in Texas.
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Texas Revolution's distress was evident; delegate Robert Potter immediately moved that the convention be adjourned and all delegates join the army.
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Texas Revolution determined to block the Texian army's retreat and put a decisive end to the war.
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Texas Revolution was brought before Houston, who had been shot in the ankle and badly wounded.
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Texas Revolution was confident that he could successfully challenge the Texian troops.
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Texas Revolution secretly promised to persuade the Mexican Congress to acknowledge the Republic of Texas and to recognize the Rio Grande as the border between the two countries.
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However, the renewed Mexican invasion of Texas Revolution never materialized as Urrea's army was redirected to address continued federalist rebellions in other state regions in Mexico.
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Republic of Texas Revolution policies changed the status of many living in the region.
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In late 1839 France recognized the Republic of Texas Revolution after being convinced it would make a fine trading partner.
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In 1840, after years in which the Republic of Texas Revolution was neither annexed by the United States nor reabsorbed into Mexico, Britain signed a treaty to recognize the nation and act as a mediator to help Texas Revolution gain recognition from Mexico.
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Texas Revolution has been the subject of poetry and of many books, plays and films.
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