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Why did Texas fight to win its independence from Mexico?
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United States History 1- Expansion Out West!
- The Mexicans left the battlefield without attempting to engage the Texans, but nevertheless "the Battle of Gonzales" is considered the first engagement of what would become Texas' War of Independence from Mexico.
- The battle, however, was only the start of the actual fighting: tensions had been high for years between the Americans who had come to settle Texas and the Mexican authorities. Texas formally declared independence in March of 1836: there were many reasons why they did so.
The battle of the Alamo
Work Cited
- http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/TexasIndependence/p/Causes-Of-Texas-Independence.htm
- http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/age-jackson/resources/texas-declaration-independence-1836
Why did Texas fight to win its independence from Mexico?
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836
The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.”
- On October 2, 1835, rebellious Texans took shots at Mexican soldiers in the town of Gonzales.
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