Most Texans wanted independence; one reason was that they refused to accept a Mexican law that banned slavery. Which was declared on April 8th 1830. Many from the Southern United States saw slavery as a way of life. They brought enslaved African Americans to work as field hands in the production of cotton, corn, and sugar.
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