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What were three reasons tensions rose as more and more Americans moved to Texas

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i could be wrong , but if youre focusing around the time of the mexican american war,

1. mexican territory, if americans moved there it could start a war

2. texans were pro-slave, whereas mexicans were not and neither were a lot americans at that point in history

3. americans (like that wanted to go to texas) were refugees and had to be border hop to enter texas

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i could be wrong, but i just finished that unit

hope this helps

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American settlers outnumbered Mexican citizens. They began to take over the regional administration and to insist on special US-based privileges such as owning slaves, appointing their own lawmen, and using US legal principles for land-ownership. None of these things were acceptable to the Mexican

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