MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
THE MEXICAN AMERICAN WAR
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to force Texans to obey the Mexican government
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to ask Americans to make Mexico part of Texas
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to make the United States give Texas back to the Mexicans
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to capture the newly formed Texas government, currently hiding in the Alamo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Some historians believe slavery was the driving issue in the showdown at the Alamo, arguing that Mexico’s attempts to end slavery contrasted with the hopes of many white settlers in Texas at the time who moved to the region to farm cotton.
Detailed explanation-2: -The final attack came before dawn on March 6. Mexican troops breached the north wall and flooded into the compound, awakening many of the Texans inside. The fighting lasted 90 minutes, some of it hand-to-hand combat. Bowie and Travis were killed, as was Crockett, although reports differ as to exactly how and when.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.
Detailed explanation-4: -Let us know. Battle of the Alamo, battle during the Texas Revolution that occurred from February 23 to March 6, 1836, in San Antonio, Texas. It ended in a decisive victory for Mexican forces over Texan volunteers.