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Remember the Alamo!

We were just talking about the war between Mexico and Texas a couple of days ago in class, and today on my way to school I heard on the radio that today is the day that Texas declared its independance in 1836. Texas was a part of Mexico, but American citizens began to settle there, and soon there were more Americans than Mexicans there. A conflict between the two groups began and started the Freedonia Rebellion. The dictator of Mexico, Santa Anna, tried to stop the rebellion, but the Texans were set on breaking off and becoming part of the US. The Texas Revolution began with several minor victories for the Texans. In February, the famous battle of the Alamo occured. The numbers were against the men in the Alamo- 140 of them to about 3,000 Mexicans. For days, Santa Anna and his troops attacked until they finally captured the Alamo by brutal hand-to-hand combat. But a few weeks later, a large Texan army surprised and overtook Santa Anna, shouting "remember the Alamo!" This victory led the way to Texas' independance and they became the 28th state.
This is a great war to be remembered because of its example of determination and perserverance and the price so many will pay for freedom. I once heard of a soldier who said
"there is no price too high to pay for freedom". That is a pretty strong statement, and whether you agree with it or not, it makes me think about how amazing our history is of our young country and how much there is to learn about our history and paths that led to the freedom we have today.

Read more about it at http://www.historychannel.com/today/
and http://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/alamo-battle.htm
and http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/texas.htm

posted by Anonymous @ 3/02/2006 07:01:00 PM