Alamo was a fortified position in the ememies line of march and Santa Anna left it‚ but now want the fort back but William Travis didn’t want to give the Alamo to Santa Anna‚ but Texas didn’t want to give the Mexicans the Alamo. The Alamo was a Spanish mission‚ buit in 1718 in the city of San Antonio. In 1836‚ the citizens of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas tired of the dictatorial rule of Mexican president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and began a fight for independence‚ known as the Texas Revolution
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one of these settlers; he came to Texas to make a profit. Jim Bowie is best known to have built the bowie knife but even more so to have fought in the Alamo. Jim Bowie married a rich politician who is actually the sister of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the new leader of Mexico; after he was put into power he proclaimed himself a dictator and abolished the Mexican constitution. As the Texan settlements prospered whites began breaking the codes and started smuggling in
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The Battle of San Jacinto San Jacinto is known as the birthplace of Texas freedom. San Jacinto is considered one of the world’s definitive fights. Sam Houston and his battered band of 910 pioneers steered Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna‚ President‚ and Dictator of Mexico and so-called "Napoleon of the West‚" with his glad armed force‚ and changed the guide of North America. This story that has excited Texans for over a century. An account of high courage and initiative; of horrid hardship‚ disaster and
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Michner skillfully combines fact and fiction to present one of our most expansive and diversified states. Spanning nearly four and a half centuries‚ Michner begins with the first Spaniards to explore parts of present day Texas‚ Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and continues on to the emergence of Texas as one of our most powerful states. Michner’s use of historical fact is extremely accurate in his portrayal of events in Texas history. Particularly when he writes of the fight for
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Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States of America was clearly set apart for a special purpose. That special purpose was to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific. The belief in Manifest Destiny was very prominent in the 1830’s and 40’s. The main idea was to have a dominant‚ independent‚ powerful country with lots of land‚ people‚ and economic assets. There were many different sections of North America that the United States wanted to obtain. One
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book’s forever. Transition: First I want to cover.......... Background The Texas Revolution Dictatorial Policies led by president Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Incited many federalist’s to revolt in 1835 consisting mostly of American immigrants. Santa Anna begins to gather a large army. Most of Santa Anna’s soldiers were raw recruits who were also forced to fight. Around 1‚500 soldiers begin to gather immediately. The Texians establish
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More Than a Mission Since the beginning of American history‚ stories of brave individuals and how they have helped shaped the nation into what it has become has been a popular subject. While a large number of stories exist‚ one must recognize that a few have been twisted into various myths and legends such as the tales of Paul Bunyan‚ Pecos Bill‚ and John Henry. However‚ one must also remember that not all stories involving the history of our nation are exaggerated such as the previous examples
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turned into a fortress. Today‚ all that is left of the Alamo is the Church‚ located in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ where visitors can come and see a major part of Texas history. The movie did actually take place in San Antonio‚ but not at the actual battle scene. Always remember the Alamo. The film’s opening scene happens to get almost every historical detail wrong‚ except for the names. Sam Houston was never in San Antonio with Colonels Neill‚ Travis‚ and Bowie as shown in
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The Texas Revolution By Jessica Bouillon Texas History The Texas Revolution was a key point in our nation’s history and in the history of the state of Texas. For‚ if Texas had not revolted the way that they did‚ it would probably not have become a state. There are many causes that are speculated on why Texas revolted whether they are political disputes against the Centralist party in Mexico that had primary control at the time of the Revolution. These and more will be explored. Also‚ there are
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Seguin to flee the country that he loved‚ and seek shelter in the country with which he denied his allegiance to on multiple occasions because the people who loved him the most were the same people who wanted him imprisoned for treason. Born in San Antonio‚ Juan Seguin was exposed to politics at an early age. His father‚ Juan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin‚ helped create the Mexican Constitution after Mexico won its independence with Spain in 1821. Stephen Austin saw this as an opportunity to ask the Mexican
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