their lives against great odds to defend their country‚ and will remain in our history book’s forever. Transition: First I want to cover.......... Background The Texas Revolution Dictatorial Policies led by president Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna Incited many federalist’s to revolt in 1835 consisting mostly of American immigrants. Santa Anna begins to gather a large army. Most of Santa Anna’s soldiers were raw recruits who were also forced to fight
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History Vs. Hollywood: The Alamo (John Wayne‚ 1960) This film is called “The Alamo” starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett. It is almost historically accurate compared to the actual event that took place in 1836. The battle of the beautiful 300-year-old former Spanish mission was turned into a fortress. Today‚ all that is left of the Alamo is the Church‚ located in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ where visitors can come and see a major part of Texas history. The movie did actually take place in San Antonio‚ but
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education‚ and institute social reforms. Vicente Guerrero‚ became president in 1829‚ but was shot and killed in 1831 by forces led by conservative political and military leader Anastasio Bustamante. Revolt followed revolt until 1833‚ when Antonio López de Santa Anna was elected president. In 1834 a political crisis resulted in the overthrow of the constitution of 1824. A new centralist constitution‚ which stripped the Mexican states of their autonomy‚ was enacted in 1836. Protests against centralization
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volunteers were led by George Collins worth and Benjamin milam stressed out the Mexican garrison at the Alamo and captured the fort taking control of San Antonio. On February 23 1836 a Mexican force numbering in the thousands led by general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began siege on the fort . the Alamo was vastly outnumbered only having 200 defenders. Commanded by James Bowie and William Travis. This squad also included Davy Crockett they lasted a long 13 days before the Mexicans finally overpowered
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Colonel Juan Nepomuceno Seguin is the only Tejano man in history who would prioritize the needs of a country that would later betray him rather than a country with which his roots lie. However‚ in a way‚ his heritage was his downfall when tensions ran high between Mexico and Texas after the revolution. Rumors and lies caused Colonel Seguin to flee the country that he loved‚ and seek shelter in the country with which he denied his allegiance to on multiple occasions because the people who loved him
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Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny is the belief that the United States of America was clearly set apart for a special purpose. That special purpose was to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific. The belief in Manifest Destiny was very prominent in the 1830’s and 40’s. The main idea was to have a dominant‚ independent‚ powerful country with lots of land‚ people‚ and economic assets. There were many different sections of North America that the United States wanted to obtain. One
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More Than a Mission Since the beginning of American history‚ stories of brave individuals and how they have helped shaped the nation into what it has become has been a popular subject. While a large number of stories exist‚ one must recognize that a few have been twisted into various myths and legends such as the tales of Paul Bunyan‚ Pecos Bill‚ and John Henry. However‚ one must also remember that not all stories involving the history of our nation are exaggerated such as the previous examples
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Lisa Santini History 2010 Fall‚ 2011 Crisp‚ James E. Sleuthing the Alamo: Davey Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution. New York: Oxford University Press‚ Inc‚ 2005. Book Review Sleuthing the Alamo: Davey Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution is more about the issue of racism than it is about history itself. The author does make several good points and gives historical documentation to back up his points such as the diary of Jose`
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“The diary sherry garland has written is not about the glory of war. It is‚ rather‚ a story about dreams‚ courage‚ freedom‚ and determination.” Journal entries 1) Saturday‚ November 7‚ 1835 Today I was bringing soap and pork to Mrs. Roe’s house for my mom. When I got there five men tried breaking in‚ Mrs. Roe sent me and her kids under her bed and wait while Mrs. Roe loads her musket. They successfully broke in but they did not get anything‚ I hit one of them over the head with
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APUSH MexicanAmerican War In 1836‚ after a deadly war‚ the Texans successfully gained independence from Mexico and formed the Lone Star Republic. Initially the Texans approached the Union with the hopes of being admitted as a slave state‚ but the delicate balance in congress between slave and free states would be disturbed by doing so. For this reason‚ the Lone Star Republic would remain independent for another decade. Forging valuable trade relationships with European and Americans
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