Taxes were an ongoing source of conflict for the American colonists because they were taxed without having representation in Parliament, which of course led to a lot of conflict for their rights.
The relationship went bad because of England wanting to repay its war debts by increasing taxes on the American colonists.
<span>The Lone Star Republic. At the time Spain granted independence to Mexico in 1821, the land now comprising the state of Texas was very sparsely populated. The Mexican government actually encouraged the settlement of the area by American pioneers.
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