Battle Lines are Drawn (CEC)

Santa Anna’s Dictatorship L23

In this 23rd Lesson of Texas History, you will learn about Santa Anna becoming a Centralist, the resulting Mexican Civil War, and how Texans reacted to and were effected by this change in Mexico.

Learning Objectives for Lesson 23

• Learn what happened to Gomez Farrias
• Find out whether Santa Anna was a patriot or opportunist
• Mexico’s reaction to Santa Anna’s coup
• Locate Federalist resistance and how Santa Anna ruled Mexico
• Learn the effectiveness of the Texas Militia and its threat to Mexico
• Find out why Gonzales got a cannon, and why Mexico wanted it back