Mexico encouraged foreign settlement in Texas, but then Americans far outnumbered Mexicans in Texas. The Americans started to want to be independent, so they started the Texas Revolution. The Alamo was the first battle. Although all the Americans were killed, the Mexicans, in proportion, had many more losses. After that, the U.S. sent aid to the Texan army, which then routed the Mexicans at San Antonio and San Juanito (I think). Texas became a U.S. state 9 years later, in 1845.
It began by taking out the pickets outside of the Alamo walls.
Febuary 23, 1836
The Alamo started by Mexico encouraged foreign settlement in Texas, but the Mexicans far out numbered the Texans. The Texans wanted to be independent, so the Texans started a Texas Revolution, and the Alamo was the very first battle to happen in the Texas Revolution.
It started because Texas was tired of Mexico's rules.
It was from February 23 - March 6, 1836.
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The "Texans" didn't win the Battle of the Alamo. General Santa Anna and his army did. When the Alamo was lost the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" was started and it mobilized the Texans to resist Santa Anna even more until Texas was eventually in American hands.
It started February 23, 1836, and ended on March 6, 1836.
Not necessarily. There were other forts in Texas besides the Alamo. [Fort Defiance, for example. ] The Alamo was one Texas fort, but not all Texas forts were the Alamo.
The Alamo is in San Antonio.
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"Alamo" is Spanish for "cottonwood." So, an Alamo tree is a cottonwood tree.