JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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He laid siege to the Alamo where many Texans were gathered.
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Killed all of the Texan defenders at the Alamo.
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Executed those Texans at the Alamo that were not already killed in the battle.
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All of the above.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 6, four days after Texas declared independence, Mexican troops scaled the mission’s walls; 183 defenders were killed, including several Mexicans who had fought for Texas independence, and their oil-soaked bodies were set on fire outside the Alamo.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1836 Antonio López de Santa Anna marched into Texas to quell a rebellion primarily by U.S. settlers there. During this expedition, Texas declared its independence from Mexico.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Texas Revolution, a convention of American Texans meets at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declares the independence of Texas from Mexico. The delegates chose David Burnet as provisional president and confirmed Sam Houston as the commander in chief of all Texan forces.
Detailed explanation-4: -Contents. On April 21, 1836, during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico, the Texas militia under Sam Houston (1793-1863) launched a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) at the Battle of San Jacinto, near present-day Houston, Texas.