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Siege of the Alamo
1836: Feb23-Mar6
Mexican General Santa Anna
& Texas Commanders William Travis & James Bowie
Santa Anna & 6,000 Mexicans surrounded the Alamo and demanded surrender. When it didn’t happen, the Mexican army attacked & killed all defenders of the Alamo. This attack motivated Texans to fight harder, “Remember the Alamo!” became the battle cry.
____________ won.

Battle of San Jacinto
1836: April 21
General SamHouston
vs Mexican General ________________ (who was defeated or lost at the Battle of San Jacinto.)
Houston led a surprise attack on the Mexican Army during their siesta. The battle lasted 18 minutes. Texans won.
Sam Houston & army captured Santa Anna and had him sign the Treaty Velasco.
Santa Anna signed 2 treaties, and Texas became independent from Mexico. ____________ won, also winning the whole TX Revolution

Answered by diddler
Lesson 8 - Leadership of the Republic of Texas
* Texas was now independent from Mexico. But now Texas needed new leadership.
* But there were Financial Problems of Republic of Texas.
What contributed THE MOST to the financial problem of Texas: Texas gained a sizable (large) amount of _______________ from loans (borrowing money) to pay for running (aka administering) the government.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Siege of the Alamo
1836: Feb 23 - Mar 6
Mexican General Santa Anna
& Texas Commanders William Travis & James Bowie
Santa Anna & 6,000 Mexicans surrounded the Alamo and demanded surrender. When it didn’t happen, the Mexican army attacked & killed all defenders of the Alamo. This attack motivated Texans to fight harder, “Remember the Alamo!” became the battle cry.
**Mexico** won.

Battle of San Jacinto
1836: April 21
General Sam Houston
vs Mexican General **Santa Anna** (who was defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto.)
Houston led a surprise attack on the Mexican Army during their siesta. The battle lasted 18 minutes. Texans won.
Sam Houston & army captured Santa Anna and had him sign the Treaty of Velasco.
Santa Anna signed 2 treaties, and Texas became independent from Mexico. **Texas** won, also winning the whole TX Revolution.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
What contributed THE MOST to the financial problem of Texas: Texas gained a sizable (large) amount of **debt** from loans (borrowing money) to pay for running (aka administering) the government.