WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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13
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15
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23
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of the Alamo was a battle for Texas independence, wherein Texas sought autonomy and land from Mexico. The Alamo is in San Antonio, with only some initial structures still standing today. February 23 through March 6 commemorates this 13-day siege at the Alamo Mission in Texas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Texans held out for 13 days, but on the morning of March 6 Mexican forces broke through a breach in the outer wall of the courtyard and overpowered them. Santa Anna ordered his men to take no prisoners, and only a small handful of the Texans were spared.
Detailed explanation-3: -Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. A detailed, first-hand account of the battle was written by General Houston from the headquarters of the Texan Army in San Jacinto on April 25, 1836.
Detailed explanation-4: -Siege of the Alamo: 13 Days Under Fire.