Which military or political action precipitated a full-fledged war for the independence of Texas?
A) Mexican troops defeated an effort by Texian (as Americans in Texas were called) colonists in 1832 to take control of an army garrison.
B) Steven F. Austin was arrested in the fall of 1833 and detained in a Mexican jail until 1835.
C) President Andrew Jackson refused to support the appeal of many Texian leaders for the U.S. government to annex Texas.
D) American volunteers initially captured the Alamo fortress at San Antonio de Bexar in 1835 from its Mexican garrison.
ANSWER
Answer: D
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