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Stephen F. Austin

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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STEPHEN F. AUSTIN

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I WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 3, 1793.

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MY FATHER WAS GRANTED A HUGE PIECE OF LAND,

AND WHEN HE DIED I TOOK OVER.
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I THEN FOUNDED A COLONY IN MEXICO.

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MANY AMERICANS STARTED IMMIGRATING TO THE COLONY I FOUNDED.

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EVENTUALLY MEXICO GOT MAD BECAUSE

THERE WERE WAY TO MANY AMERICANS IN THE COLONY.
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MEXICO THEN CLOSED U.S. IMMIGRATION,

SO AMERICANS COULD NO LONGER IMMIGRATE TO MEXICO.
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I THEN JOURNEYED TO MEXICO CITY WITH THE COLONISTS' PETITION

THAT ASKED MEXICO TO REOPEN U.S. IMMIGRATION.
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I WAS IMPRISONED AFTER THE DICTATOR OF SANTA ANNA HEARD MY IDEA.

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THE PEOPLE IN THE COLONY WERE UPSET,

SO MANY PEOPLE STARTED TO REBEL.
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SANTA ANNA'S TROOPS WERE GOING TO DESTROY THE REBELS.

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ONE REBEL GROUP WAS THE PEOPLE OF ALAMO.

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SANTA ANNA'S TROOPS KILLED THE PEOPLE OF ALAMO.

THIS CAUSED AN OUTRAGE.
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GENERAL SAM HOUSTON UNDERSTOOD THEIR RAGE,

AND HE CAME UP WITH A BATTLE PLAN.
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HE WON THE TEXAS WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE.

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TEXAS THEN BECAME AN INDEPENDENT STATE,

AND IT WAS NO LONGER PART OF MEXICO.
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THE U.S. ANNEX TEXAS IN 1845,

WHICH WAS WHEN TEXAS BECAME THE 28TH STATE.
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MY HEALTH WAS TERRIBLE,

SO I DIED ON DECEMBER 27, 1836.
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I AM REMEMBERED BECAUSE

THE CAPITAL OF TEXAS IS NAMED AFTER ME, AUSTIN.
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