Assignment task: Read the Texas Declaration of Independence and Stephen F. Austin's take on independence Links to an external site.
What reasons do these documents give for breaking free from Mexico? Explain why these reasons would persuade Texans to become independent. Given what you've read here, in addition to information from the textbook and lectures, if you were whisked away from today and dropped off in 1836, would you agree with independence, and why? What elements catch your attention and impact your opinion? What information might lead you to agree - or disagree - with Austin and the rest of the revolutionaries?