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Chapter 1

The road to conflict

Chapter 2

Inside the siege

Chapter 3

The final battle

Chapter 4

Making of the myth

YOUR GOAL

Master of The Alamo myth and reality

Ch 1 · The road to conflict
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steve The invitation that started it all

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Santa Anna rips up the rules

steve President Antonio López de Santa Anna centralized Mexican power, sparking rebellions across multiple Mexican states.

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The hidden clash over slavery

steve Texas settlers clashed with the Mexican government over Mexico's laws abolishing slavery.

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Alamo: Truth or Tale
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Fun Fact

Mexican Texas population: By 1835, English-speaking American settlers outnumbered native Mexican Tejanos in Texas by nearly ten to one, creating massive cultural and political friction.

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Glossary
slavery (noun)
The state of being a slave, where one person is legally owned by another. Anglo settlers resisted Mexico’s 1829 abolition of the practice, fueling tensions that led to the 1835 rebellion.
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Gossip

Which historical cause of the revolution is most surprising?

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Quiz

What was the name of the 1824 document that Texas rebels originally fought to restore?

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steve The hidden clash over slavery

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What is the historical term for native Mexican Texans who lived in Texas before American colonization?

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steve Tejanos caught in the middle

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What crop did American settlers primarily want to grow using enslaved labor in Texas?

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Which Mexican general and president centralized power in Mexico in 1835?

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In which other Mexican state did a major armed rebellion against Santa Anna occur in 1835?

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Which American empresario negotiated the original land grants with Mexico in the 1820s?

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How did American settlers legally bypass Mexico's 1829 ban on slavery?

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Which Mexican president officially abolished slavery in Mexico in 1829?

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