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The Alamo

The Alamo. Military commander , shared command of the Alamo with James Bowie. Wrote a letter “To the People of Texas And All Americans in the World” Job was to prepare the Alamo for the arrival of Santa Anna. William Travis. Shared command with Travis. Commander of 150 volunteers.

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The Alamo

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  1. The Alamo

  2. Military commander, shared command of the Alamo with James Bowie. Wrote a letter “To the People of Texas And All Americans in the World” Job was to prepare the Alamo for the arrival of Santa Anna William Travis

  3. Shared command with Travis. • Commander of 150 volunteers. • Refused to abandon the Alamo • Trivia- Bowie High School is named after James Bowie and their mascot is the Volunteer. James Bowie

  4. Why would James Bowie not want to abandon the Alamo? James Bowie

  5. Bowie felt the Alamo was too important to abandon Whoever controlled San Antonio controlled a large portion of South Texas James Bowie

  6. “King of the Wild Frontier” Politician from Tennessee who came to the aide of the Alamo Davy Crockett

  7. Davy Crockett

  8. What causes a person to sacrifice their life? Rally Robin Question

  9. A Tejano – a Mexican born in Texas • Was at the Alamo but sent out as a courier (messenger) • Trivia- Sequin High School is named after Juan Sequin. Juan Seguin

  10. Gonzales San Antonio Goliad Santa Anna Arrives

  11. February 23 Santa Anna arrives at the Alamo • For 12 Days Santa Anna sieged the Alamo firing on it with cannons

  12. Santa Anna had over 5,000 soldiers • Texans had 182

  13. Santa Anna ordered Travis to surrender • In response Travis fired a single cannon shot which means he refused • Santa Anna raised a blood red flag which means he will leave no survivors The Siege

  14. William Travis could have fled but instead he chose to stay. He had a rider escape with a letter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAgMHHjap6w

  15. William B Travis speaks to the people at the Alamo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iqw8-VSujs March 5, 1836

  16. Rumor has it that Travis drew a line in the sand and said that if any man wanted to stay and fight at the Alamo they could cross the line and stand with him. Only one man did not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgkkTGdEBjM March 5, 1836

  17. Santa Anna’s army of over 5000 men attacked the Alamo. Travis had 189 men. The battle only lasted about 30 minutes. James Bowie was killed in his bed during the battle. Not one Texan that took part in the battled survived. 600 Mexican soldiers were killed during the battle. March 6, 1836

  18. Santa Anna decided to wait outside the Alamo for 12 days when he could have been hunting down the other Texas armies. He wanted to make an example of the Alamo. The Alamo gave the Texas government time to meet and create a constitution for the new Texas government. Importance of the Alamo

  19. Susanna Dickinson – the wife of one the men that fought at the Alamo Susanna Dickinson’s children Susanna Dickinson became the most quoted eyewitness to the final events at the Alamo Survivors of the Battle

  20. Why did Santa Anna let some of the women and children live and leave the Alamo? He wanted them to spread the news of what had happened at the Alamo hoping to instill fear in the hearts of the Texans. What actually did the Alamo accomplish? The Alamo became a rallying cry, uniting those that were still fighting. The Alamo made the Texans even more determined to fight for independence.

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