1. You are a newspaper reporter for a major American or Mexican newspaper assigned to cover the story of the Battle of Gonzales from the point of view of the citizens of your country. Use Pgs
Write a newspaper article (4 paragraphs) explaining the following to your readers:
1. What was the cause of this battle? What did the Mexican Army want and why did the Texans not want to let them have it? What message do you think the Texans were sending to Mexico?
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2. What actions did the Texans take in order to keep this object from the Mexican Government and Army? Why did the Mexican government want this object back?
3. What actually happened at the Battle of Gonzales? How did it go down?
4. What did the object symbolize to the Texans? What did the object symbolize to the Mexican Government? What does the difference between the size of the actual object and the size it appears on the flag seem to indicate or mean to you? What event is the Battle of Gonzales going to begin?
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