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Cause: September 1835 colonel domingo de ugartechea the mexican military commander of Texas, sent a small group of soldiers to retrieve a cannon that had been loaned to the town of gonzales. then the citizens buried the cannon at a peach orchard and refused to give it up. then the soldiers left. for two days, castaneda asks for the cannon.
Effect: Begins the Texas revolution.
Used it as a way to rally support for independence

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Cause bowie decides the Alamo can be defended. houston can't stop him. bowie and his men want to fight.
effect the delay of santa annas army and loss of soldiers weakened his army. the two weeks santa anna was delayed, gave Texans time to organize a government and declared independence. the battle encouraged USA citizens to help! the heroes of the alamo inspired Texans to keep fighting, which was the opposite of what santa anna expected.

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cause fannin loses the battle of coleta and santa anna will not budge on no quarter
effect remember the alamo! remember goliad. sam houston realizes that dividing his force is a BAD IDEA. he is not going to let his commanders go rouge anymore. Houston will be tougher on his men to cooperate with the overall plan

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cause sam houston is able to lure santa anna into a defensible position outside of modern day houston. one of the last chances for Texans.
effect the capture of santa anna was a great achievement for Texans. if not caught, he could continue to fight. Texas is now independent on may 14, 1836 two treaties at velasco were signed, thus officially ending the Texas Revolution.

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it was cool that their was a virtual tour

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he split up his forces