Here is a definition to help you as you read: Tyrannical: using power over people in a way that
is cruel and unfair
What do the declaration's writers find shameful?
the strength of the Mexican military
the behavior of settiers in Texas
the weakness and corruption of the Mexican
government
"[The Mexican government has] been, during
the whole time of our connection with it, the
[shameful] --- victim of [many] military
revolutions, and [has] continually exhibited
every characteristic of a weak, corrupt, and
tyrannical government."
- Texas Declaration of Independence,
1836
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