Why was the Battle of the Alamo important?

Answer 1

The Alamo was important because when it fell, it showed Texans how hard they would have to fight for independence. The loss also prompted Texas to recruit more volunteers to fight in this Revolution.

Answer 2

It signified American spirit and gave us the motivation to conquer Texas from the Mexicans and make it one of the 50 states. If your looking for an answer of the physical building, the Alamo was a great fortress to ward off the attacking Mexicans because of it's strategic location. Unfortunately the reason we lost the mission was because we had run out of ammo and was forced to fight without bullets, so we fought by using our guns as clubs. The one thing we didn't do was surrender.

Answer 3

because it is was helped Texas get the full independents from Santa Anna

Texas held the Spanish off of 13 days. It was about 2,000 against 185-200 Texans so it wasn't really far to go against other. the Alamo happen on February 23,1836

Answer 4

In the Battle of the Alamo, the defenders fought to the death in the face of overwhelming odds rather than retreat or even try to escape at the last minute. The story of such bravery brings pride to the heart of Texans. The number of Mexican solders killed compared to the defenders also brings pride to Texans. (Mexicans do not hear about the Alamo in their history books. That battle also demonstrates Santa Anna's total incompetence as a general. Instead of having his army of several thousand rush the gates and take losses of a few hundred at the most, he tried siege tactics and took losses of several thousand.)

Answer 5

The Alamo was a military failure in the sense that the defenders were all killed. However, Santa Anna had a long supply line from Mexico and couldn't afford to have a fortified command along his supply lines, so he had to take the Alamo. Secondly, the Texians had taken the Alamo and the city of San Antonio from General Cos who was Santa Anna's brother-in-law and there was a matter of reputation to be kept. The 13 day delay caused by the seige on the Alamo gave General Sam Houston time to build and develop his Army at San Jacinto. Finally, the sacrifice of the defenders of the Alamo gave the Texian Army at San Jacinto another reason to fight. The battle cry "Remember the Alamo" spurred the Texian attackers on to fight a larger Mexican Army. Ultimately, the Texians defeated Santa Anna's Army and Texas won it's independence from Mexico, becoming the Republic of Texas.

Answer 6

it helped us gain much of what was Mexico's land and also showed Texas independence

Answer 7

the importance was it took change in the Texas war where 183 men hadthe guts to die and 25% were under 17

Answer 8

the Alamo was important because it were few Americans held of hundreds of Mexican forces for about thirteen days and it gave time for the US forces to get ready to attack the Mexicans

Answer 9

to show Texas's' independence