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how did Anglo-Americans settlement of Texas in the 1820s contrast from the Spanish settlement of Texas a century earlier.

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Answer:. Spain had first opened Texas to Anglo-Americans in 1820, less than one year before Mexico achieved its independence. Its traditional policy forbade foreigners in its territory, but Spain was unable to persuade its own citizens to move to remote and sparsely populated Texas.

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