MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
Question
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Titans
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Crusade
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Alamo
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 21, 1836, the Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna’s army on the banks of the San Jacinto River with cries of “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! God and Texas!”
Detailed explanation-2: -The defense of the Alamo is well-known to those who fought for Texas. David Crockett, James (Jim) Bowie, and William Barret Travis were among those remembered by the cry of “Remember the Alamo, ” reported to be yelled at the victory at San Jacinto.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Remember the Alamo” is a battle cry meant to motivate bravery by commemorating one of the famous battles where a group of 900 Texans fought off the Mexican army, killing over 600 troops before succumbing to defeat.
Detailed explanation-4: -For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became an enduring symbol of their resistance to oppression and their struggle for independence, which they won later that year. The battle cry of “remember the Alamo” later became popular during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848.
Detailed explanation-5: -A battle cry in the Texans’ struggle for independence from Mexico, later used by Americans in the Mexican War. It recalled the desperate fight of the Texan defenders in the Alamo, a besieged fort, where they died to the last man.