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    The document discusses the Battle of the Alamo during the fight for Texas independence. It describes how in 1836 Texans declared independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. A small Texan army led by William Travis defended the Alamo, an old mission in San Antonio, for 12 days until the Mexicans led by Santa Anna captured it, killing almost all of the Texans. The Battle of the Alamo became a rallying cry for Texan independence.

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    The document discusses the Battle of the Alamo during the fight for Texas independence. It describes how in 1836 Texans declared independence from Mexico and formed the Republic of Texas. A small Texan army led by William Travis defended the Alamo, an old mission in San Antonio, for 12 days until the Mexicans led by Santa Anna captured it, killing almost all of the Texans. The Battle of the Alamo became a rallying cry for Texan independence.

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    THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR!

    1846-1848

    T h e F igh t for th e A lam o


    What was the Alamo?

    Key Terms:
    Tejano - A person of Spanish
    heritage who considers Texas
    his or her home
    Stephen Austin - Started
    American colony in Texas
    Antonio Lopez de Santa
    Anna - President of Mexico
    Sam Houston - First
    president of the Republic of
    Texas
    William Travis - Army
    leader at the Battle of the
    Alamo
    Juan Seguin - Tejano leader at
    the Battle of the Alamo
    Battle of the Alamo - Key
    battle for Texan independence
    Lone Star Republic Nickname of the Texas
    republic
    empresario - a person who
    was given permission to settle
    on Mexican land in exchange
    for recruiting other settlers to
    settler there too.

    In 1836, the Texans


    decided to declare
    Texas an independent
    republic. Sam
    Houston took
    command of the small
    Texas army. One small
    company was
    stationed at a fort in
    southeast Texas. The
    second company,
    headed by William
    Travis, stood at the
    Alamo, an old mission
    in San Antonio. In
    addition, Juan Segun
    led a group of Tejanos
    in support of the
    rebellion.
    Traviss force defended
    the Alamo for 12 days.
    Then the Mexicans

    captured it and killed


    all but 5 Texans. The
    Battle of the Alamo
    ended. The Mexicans
    executed the 5
    survivors.

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