Battle of the Alamo

Three centuries of Spanish Rule, Creole, Indian populations, and the Mestizo outnumbered native Spaniards in Mexico. However, the Spaniards remained on the top of social hierarchy. Documents were purchased to establish European ancestry, as being European came with a lot of benefits. The primary force was the Catholic Church, which was a dominant social threat. Spanish churches dominated villages of Mexico, they symbolized wealth and power. The natives believed in the Virgin De Guadalupe,…

The Battle of Alamo was very important in Texas history because it gave Texas its freedom back from Mexico. It was a very different battle because only 800 people died, unlike other wars. Davy Crockett, a famous soldier, lead a team of Texans into battle, one squad were firing their rifles, while another squadron burnt down huts that the Mexican military was using for cover. Another thing that set this battle apart, was that the battle only lasted for 13 days. Mexico had…

acting when the time comes. Adversity is viewed by many as the hardships one may face during an event. During these difficult times one must find the inter-personal courage or even the courage as a group to respond and triumph. During the Battle of the Alamo, a group of 182 Texans, surrounded, outnumbered, and poorly equipped held their ground against 2000…

war. After, Juan went to the Alamo when the mexican army arrived but he did not fight at the battle because he was sent out to be courier. Then he went to Gonzales. There, he was a guard fleeing families during the runaway scrape. In 1841 he was elected mayor and he only served for one year. Also out of all the Senate's he was the only Mexican-Texan there. And it was hard for him because he could not speak english very well. After that he fought with Texas in the battle of San Jacinto and they…

Sam Houston bring for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the Texas’ independence from Mexico. James E. Crisp, on his book Sleuthing the Alamo is investigating Sam Houston’s speech that he made to the soldiers at the small South Texas settlement called Refugio. Crisp was not investigating Sam Houston’s speech suddenly. Instead, Crisp found out that the content of his speech is the total opposite of what he did in the real life. So, on Sleuthing the Alamo, Crisp was trying to save Sam…

Throughout the several hundred years in America’s history we have become a nation through western expansion, it has helped forge and pave the way of the American culture we know today. Throughout western expansion, famous explorers including but not limited to, Lewis and Clark, contributed to the growth of the country as a whole, as well as contributing to the result in steady progression of industrialization, territorial gain, and both economic and social prosperity throughout the country.…

Not Justified: The Mexican War “The most dramatic event in the history of relations between Mexico and the United States took place a century and a half ago” (Velasco-Marquez, 327) The Mexican War took place in 1856, not too long after the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. In 1844, Texas was annexed into the United States just as President Polk was coming into office. This eventually lead to the Mexican War, a war that happened because the U.S. and Mexico couldn’t agree on the boundary line. The…

trade center with a population of 38,000. In 1891 a group of citizens decided to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers.The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles decorated with fresh flowers and floats carrying children dressed as flowers. The Belknap Rifles represented the military. The participants pelted each other with blossoms.The Battle of Flowers Parade is the only one in the country to be planned and directed completely by women. Today…

more in the North as opposed to the South because of political differences in the two regions. Massachusetts was the leading contributor to this movement as the early battles which fueled the build-up of the American Continental Army in the North were fought in the boundaries of that state. These included the Lexington and Concord Battle of Bunker…

that he adored fall into any condition of disorder and this open show of his warmth for America was praiseworthy and right. This veneration additionally appeared in Wayne's motion pictures. In the wake of making the Alamo, Wayne told the press, “I hope that seeing the Battle of the Alamo will remind Americans that liberty and freedom don’t come cheap. I hope our children will get a sense of our glorious past, and appreciate the struggle our ancestors made for the precious freedoms we now enjoy…