List three facts from the video. 12/7 Warm-Up List three facts from the video.

Problems for Mexico Mexico was beginning to have lots of difficulties with the settlers living in Texas. Complete the stations activity to discover what some of the clues that led to this were.

Stations guidelines Answer your questions completely (1-2 sentences); even if you are not sure Stay with your station Do not rotate/move until the bell rings Do not talk with others who are not in your group ** Really think about how these clues were some of the factors that contributed to the start of the Revolution**

Closure Questions What are you noticing about the clues above? Do you see a problem for Mexico? What is it? Do you think Mexico needs to fix this problem? Why? How would you fix this problem? According to the documents, how might you suspect the settlers in Texas feel about the Mexican government?

Road to Revolution Political Cartoon A political cartoon is an illustration or a comic strip usually using exaggerated details to display a political or economic message. Today you will be creating your own political cartoon showing your vision of some of the factors that led to the revolutionary war. Think about some of the ideas we have discussed in class including: Fredonian Rebellion Mier y Tian Report Arrest of Stephen F. Austin Santa Anna’s dictatorship Mexico’s ban on slaver Cultural differences (language, religion, etc)

American Revolution

Civil War

World War II

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Use the following rubric to help guide you: Captions 30pts Colored pictures or graphics Exaggerated Details 20pts Labels explaining the setting/characters Total 100pts