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well it depended on who but most of the time it was either trade or the not so nice way by taking it with force.
The steamboat represented an important phase in the development of shipping. hope this helps.
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He helped to draft the Constitution of 1824 and was a major influence in the addition of a general colonization provision. Seguín assisted Stephen F. Austin in choosing land for the first colony of American settlers to immigrate to Texas. He later supported the Texas Revolution, providing political as well as material support.