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CLEP US History I

Category - Diplomacy

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American settlers initially settled in Mexico for which of the following reasons?
  1. There was no available land in the United States.
  2. They had an agreement with the Mexican government.
  3. They wanted to spread slavery to Mexico.
  4. Mexico had illegally acquired the land.
  5. Mexican immigration pushed many Americans off their land.
Explanation
Answer: B - American settlers came to Mexico in the territory that is now Texas because Moses Austen had brokered a deal with the nation of Mexico to allow them to settle. A community led by Stephen Austen settled in the region because of the fertile soil for growing cotton. When thousands of unauthorized American settlers moved to claim land in the largely uninhabited regions, conflicts ensued. The American settlers fought to liberate Texas from Mexico in 1836.
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