The Battle of San Jacinto ________.

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The Battle of San Jacinto (April 21, 1836) ended the Texas Revolution and effectively established the independence of Texas from Mexico.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- The Texas Revolution (1835–1836) was a rebellion of settlers and Tejanos against Mexican rule.
- Key events: the siege of the Alamo (Feb–Mar 1836) and the Goliad Massacre (March 1836).
- The decisive engagement was the Battle of San Jacinto, led by General Sam Houston (Texans) against General Antonio López de Santa Anna (Mexico).
- The aftermath included Santa Anna’s capture and the signing of the Treaties of Velasco, which forced Mexican withdrawal and led to de facto Texan independence.

2) Step-by-step reasoning/process
- Texan forces, about 800 men under Sam Houston, surprised Santa Anna’s roughly 1,200–1,500 Mexican troops near present-day Houston.
- The attack lasted about 18 minutes and resulted in a rout of Mexican forces.
- Texan casualties were light; Mexican casualties and prisoners were heavy. Santa Anna was captured shortly after the battle.
- Under pressure, Santa Anna agreed to the Treaties of Velasco (public and secret), ordering Mexican troops to withdraw and recognizing the Republic of Texas’s independence (though the Mexican government later repudiated the treaties).

3) Intermediate factual steps (numbers/sequence)
- Texan force ~800; Mexican force ~1,200–1,500.
- Casualties: Texans suffered relatively few killed/wounded; Mexican losses were large and many were taken prisoner.
- Capture of Santa Anna led directly to political concessions.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- The immediate military outcome and Santa Anna’s capture forced Mexican withdrawal and allowed Texas to operate as an independent republic (1836–1845). Thus “established the independence of Texas” best describes San Jacinto’s historical significance.

5) Why the other options are incorrect
- “Resulted in the slaughter of Texans who had surrendered”: describes the Goliad Massacre, not San Jacinto.
- “Showed that Mexico could not challenge Zachary Taylor”: Zachary Taylor was a U.S. general in the Mexican–American War (1846–48); this is unrelated to San Jacinto.
- “Solved the border dispute between Mexico and the United States”: Border issues were resolved later by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), not at San Jacinto.

6) Conclusion
- The Battle of San Jacinto established the independence of Texas. This matches the provided correct answer.

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