WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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The Rock of Gibraltar
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Mount Rushmore
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Sonoma
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The Alamo
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Detailed explanation-1: -Juan N. Seguín, the senior Tejano military officer, entered the Alamo with the other defenders on February 23. With him was a portion of his company, approximately fifteen men, most of whom left sometime after Seguín himself was sent out as a courier on February 25.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna Recaptured the Alamo. On the morning of March 6, 1836, General Santa Anna recaptured the Alamo, ending the 13-day siege. An estimated 1, 000 to 1, 600 Mexican soldiers died in the battle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Heroes Who Died Fighting for Freedom Many know the famous names of James Bowie, William B. Travis, and David Crockett as men who died defending the Alamo, but there were about 200 others there during the Battle.
Detailed explanation-4: -At this time when Santa Anna marched into Texas in February 1836, he attacked the Alamo. On March 6, 1836 the Alamo fell after a thirteen day siege causing every man in the fort to be either killed or wounded (Wood).