Battle of the Alamo

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of battle?February 23 – March 6, 1836
2. What is the location?Alamo Mission, San Antonio de Béxar, Mexican Texas
3. Who were the main people defending the Alamo?The defenders included Lieutenant Colonel William B. Travis, Colonel James Bowie, and frontiersman Davy Crockett, along with many other settlers who wanted freedom for Texas.
4. How long did the siege last and who attacked it?Mexican troops led by General Santa Anna surrounded the Alamo from February 23 to March 6, 1836, attacking it with about 1,500 soldiers.

Coahuila y Tejas: The Mexican state comprising present-day Texas and Coahuila before the Texas Revolution.
Centralist Policies: Government system favoring a strong central authority over regional power.
Federalist Principles: Government system advocating for shared power between a central government and constituent states.
Secession: The act of formally withdrawing from a federation or political union.