after this mexican general became dictator, americans decided to fight for texas' independence?

Question

what general?

Answer 1

I believe it was Santa Anna.

Answer 2

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, also known simply as Santa Anna (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876)

Like other states discontented with the central Mexican authority, the Texas department of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas went into rebellion in late 1835 and declared itself independent on 2 March 1836 (see Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas); Santa Anna marched north to bring the rebellious province back under his control. His forces killed all 187-250 Texan defenders at the Battle of the Alamo (February 23 - March 6, 1836) and executed 342 Texan prisoners at the Goliad Massacre (March 27, 1836). Santa Anna was soon defeated by Sam Houston's soldiers at the Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) with the Texan army shouting "Remember Goliad, Remember the Alamo!"

Answer 3

Over the fifteen years of Austin's colonization, the relationship between the government of Mexico and the Americans was becoming increasingly contentious but was generally peaceful until Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna became President of Mexico in 1835.

Answer 4

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Answer 5

Santa Anna

Answer 6

Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón, also known simply as Santa Anna.

Answer 7

Santa Ana?

Answer 8

you're implying that the U.S. immigrants to Texas ever had any intention of being law abiding Mexican citizens. I don't believe that's true. I think they went to Texas as part of manifest destiny, to take it for the U.S.A.