Saturday, April 30, 1836
Hello, it’s your favorite writer, Brie Thornton, and today we will talk about why our now Republic Of Texas revolted against The Mexican Government. After Mexico gained independence from Spain, Mexico wanted people to settle land in Texas, but many Mexicans were not willing to settle there, so Mexico invited families of men and women to settle Texas. Anglo-Americans flocked towards Texas, and in 1830 The President Of Mexico came up with a ploy to stop settlers from coming into Texas, because Mexicans were outnumbered by Anglos 8 : 1 . Settlers had to join Catholics, and anything coming from The U.S.A. was taxed highly. Property Taxes were imposed and slavery was banned. In 1835,