[b] Were Texans justified in declaring independence?
[c] Were these honorable men, fighting for freedom, or greedy slaveholders?
[d] What evidence from the documents supports your position?
[e] Which of these pieces of evidence do you find more/less trustworthy? Why?
[f] Why do historians still debate this question?
[g] Once Texas declares and wins its independence, is the U.S. free to annex it? Why would Mexico object to the American annexation of Texas?