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Why was texas offering free land to the settlers​

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Answer:Texas offered land grants to settlers so that they could increase their population. They wanted farmers to settle and farm the land of Texas. In order to help farmers, Texas agreed to allow slavery.

Explanation:Hope this helps :)

User Krishna V
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So they could be on the Mexican side when Americans illegally can to Texas.
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