What was Austin’s request in his letter to the authorities in San Antonio? a. To begin a revolt against Farías. b. To send someo
ne to take his place because he was sick with cholera. c. To establish a separate state government in Texas. d. To find a peaceful way for Texas to break away from Mexico.
C) Texas sought to gain independence from Mexico, due to Mexico's government changing from a democracy to a dictatorship.
Texas saw the laws in Mexico as arbitrary and tyrannic in many ways. It reminded them of how British used to treat the colonies, maybe worse. They did not want to follow the rules of Mexico.
