Many Americans who were invited to join Mexico accepted their invitation to Mexico. The American settlers did not lose their loyalty to the United States. The Texas settlers accustomed to American democracy disliked the Mexican legal system. 1829 the Mexican government abolished slavery which caused great discontent with the Anglo-Americans. Feeling as if they were superior, Texans believed that they could undermine the Mexican government. The Republic of Fredonia conflict began once the Mexican army nullified the settlers' land. After the defeat of the revolutionaries, they fled Texas. Eager for independence and reluctant to abide by Mexican laws,