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The impact of the massacre was crucial. Before Goliad, most Texans had thought of Santa Anna as sly and clever. However, most people looked upon the executions as an atrocity, or a brutal act. Now they regarded Santa Anna as cruel. People in the United States also were furious with the Mexican army for its brutal treatment of prisoners.
This description from the text suggest which of the following?
The massacre thoroughly discouraged the Texans.
The massacre was far more damaging to the cause of independence than the destruction of the Alamo.
The massacre helped bring people together to defeat Santa Anna and Mexico.
The massacre forced the United States to take military action against Mexico.