Anna Kavan

accustomed to a government such as the one Santa Anna was enforcing. They wanted their own freedom of decision over where they could live and the taxes they should pay, without having Santa Anna over their shoulders. Essentially, they wanted a government like the one they had before they came to Texas. Also, as you stated, the Texas insurrection was led by both Anglo and Mexican inhabitants hence why it was also a power struggle between Santa Anna and the Texan inhabitants. Not only did they want

sent General Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna, and over 6,000 soldiers north to San Antonio and the Alamo. The army reached San Antonio on 23 February 1836. At this time, Bowie was quite ill and Travis led the defense. For the next 13 days, Santa Anna and his army remained outside the range of the Alamo's' cannons. Finally in the early morning of 6 March his forces attacked. Never meant to be a fort, the Alamo fell by 8:00 AM. Angered at the resistance, Santa Anna had ordered that there be no quarter

The battle of the Alamo is arguably the most recognized conflict in the Texas Revolution. During the fierce and hard-fought battle, the Mexicans ultimately prevailed, but the enduring persistence of the Americans once again ignited the flame o revolution, eventually bringing the Texans to victory later that year. The Alamo itself was built in the early 1700s by Spanish settlers on the San Antonio River. Over a century later, Spanish troops were stationed in the Alamo and named it after the enormous

Alamo-Madison Dec-7 In 1836 a war broke out between Texas and Mexico. Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna started the Alamo. He became president in 1833. The war lasted 13 days. Soon the Texans would be free. The War also called the Alamo was fought over Slavery, immigration rights and money. Slavery was very bad,they would take people from africa and auction them off to wealthy people and the slaves would work for them. The Alamo war became one

men, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Sam Houston and 13 days plus a day which changed the course of history. "At only 16 years of age, Santa Anna became a cadet in the Fixed Infantry Regiment of Veracruz in July of 1810. Three years later, Santa Anna set foot in Texas for the first time. In what would come to be known as the Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition. Shortly after his twenty-seventh birthday in 1821, he broke with the Spanish government

Alamo was “A 13 day siege fought from February 23, 1836 and March 6, 1836 between a handful of 180 American rebels, fighting for Texan independence from Mexico, who were in the Alamo against Mexican forces of about 4000, under President General Santa Anna. The Battle of the Alamo was won by the Mexican Army.” (Alchin)

When we got off the train on the morning of June 15, we checked into our hotel and then went to the Alamo in San Antonio. It was really interesting, and we stayed there all day so we wouldn’t miss a thing. There is a lot of history behind this historic landmark, and it’s amazing that it is still here today! The Alamo used to be a old mission. It was established as Mission San Fransisco de Selano, where Spanish mission Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares converted people to Catholicism

Based on all four documents I think that the Texans were not justified in declaring independence. I believe this for many reasons. Some reasons were that, the documents that we read were mostly biased towards their own country. Another reason is that they were all stubborn and tried to use conflict and cheating to get their way, for America it was to gain more land for expansion and for Mexico it was to get the Americans to leave them alone. One potential reason is that there is only one document

Throughout the camp every Mexican soldier was sound asleep. The entire army was taking a long quiet siesta. The Texian army slowly creeping around the camp waiting for the right time to pounce on the enemy; eventually, the first shot was fired. The once powerful Mexican army were in disarray and were being overwhelmed by the Texian forces. This was the final battle of the Texas revolution, the battle of San Jacinto. The Texas revolution has impacted my life the most out of every American historical

The Alamo “Remember the Alamo,” is a well-known saying in America, although few people really understand what happened at The Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo was fought between the Texans and Mexicans. The Texans were fighting for their independence from Mexico. Although the Mexican forces were victorious, this battle was a key event in the westward expansion of America. The Alamo has become an American landmark due to the famous Battle of the Alamo in 1836, but the Alamo itself started