American Settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s

question 24

Multiple Choice

American settlement in Texas in the 1820s and 1830s

• A) took place without approval from the Mexican government.
• B) did not exceed the Mexican population there until the United States annexed Texas in 1845.
• C) led Stephen Austin to demand more autonomy from Mexican officials.
• D) included no slaves, because Mexico had banned slavery in its territory.
• E) was in communities whose American-born residents were called Tejanos by their Mexican neighbors.

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