Why did Texas fight for its freedom in the Battle of the Alamo?

It showed them how hard they would have to fight for their freedom from Mexico. ...

The battle of the Alamo.

He wasn't from Texas, but he visited to fight in the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. So he was born in Greene County, Tennessee and he died at the Alamo in Texas. ...

The reason for the Alamo happening in 1836 is because that was the time they decided to fight, and freedom from Mexico is why. Back then, Texas was part of Mexico. They wanted freedom from Mexico, which means they wanted to be independent like most of the north eastern states. This was a little bit before 1836. They started planning . They had a battle a few years before for there freedom from mexico. They lost, and then the battle of...

He died because he wanted to die: -If you thought that, you're wrong. He died fighting at the Battle of the Alamo The Battle of the Alamo is the battle against Mexico and Texas at the Alamo. He died fighting for Texas independence. He wanted Texas to be a part of the United States and not of Mexico. He came to fight at the Alamo. He died on March 6, 1836 fighting for liberty and justice ...

No, he was not at that battle.

the alamo is really important to this country and its been built for years and so they used it for a pivotal battle in the fight for the independence of texas from mexico.also the alamo was build in 1744 and also located at downtown san antonio ...

James Fannin fought in these battles: the Goliad Massacre Battle of Concepcion Battle of the Alamo ...

Losing made them that much more eager and spirited to win.

because Alamo killed so many people they wanted to get rid of him by starting as big fight ...

independance of the state of Texas from Mexico

The purpose for the Battle of the Alamo is that Mexico was pursuing north into Texas to fight the Texans. The Texans had declared their independence from the U.S. and Mexico. Mexico though didn't see Texas as an independent country so the Texans rebelled. The Battle of the Alamo was basically for the independence for Texas. Although we lost that battle we won the war and up until The Battle at San Jacinto, Mexico didnt view us as an independent nation. ...

He went to Texas to fight in the Alamo.

NO! The Alamo is located in the State of Texas USA and was involved in the fight to create Texas independence from Mexico. ...

Fight In The Alamo Duuuh! Lol

Remember the Alamo.

He wrote to his friends that if Van Buren were elected he would move to Texas. There he signed an oath from the governor that he would serve in the Battle of the Alamo. If you need more information, go to Wikipedia. ...

Near present day San Antonio Texas.

Yes the Mexicans and the Texans both fought inside the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. ...

They wanted to defend the Alamo because mexico watend to fight texas because mexio did not want to give texas to give its independence. ...

b/c he was a great shooter

To fight in the Mexican war, he died in the Alamo battle I always heard he came to the Alamo because he was hunting bear and he saw on the map where X marked the spot (San Antonio de BeXar) ...

becase they wanted freedom

No. Officially the US was not involved, but American volunteers (including former Congressman David Crockett) went to the Alamo specifically to fight for Texan independence. In 1836 the US had no grand designs on Texas. Even ten years later Texas was considered a lesser addition to the US when compared with California. ...

The siege lasted 13 days and the battle lasted one hour.