Which option best explains the significance of the Alamo in relationship to westward expansion?

A. The defeat of Santa Anna by the Texians brought an end to the Texas Revolution and cleared the way for Texas to join the United States.

B. The sneak attack General Houston engineered against Santa Anna's army proved the military superiority of Texian troops.

C. The defeat of the Texians by Mexican forces rallied additional support for declaring the independence of Texas.

D. The Alamo was the last fort held by the Texian army, and their defeat marked the last attempt on the part of Texians to gain independence.

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Hailey Schaefer

3 May, 20:35

Which option best explains the significance of the Alamo in relationship to westward expansion?

A. The defeat of Santa Anna by the Texians brought an end to the Texas Revolution and cleared the way for Texas to join the United States.

B. The sneak attack General Houston engineered against Santa Anna's army proved the military superiority of Texian troops.

C. The defeat of the Texians by Mexican forces rallied additional support for declaring the independence of Texas.

D. The Alamo was the last fort held by the Texian army, and their defeat marked the last attempt on the part of Texians to gain independence.

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Zachariah Jacobson · Answer 1

The correct answer is C.

The Battle of the Alamo took place in 1836 and it was a landmark event in the Texian Revolution, a conflict through which Texans aimed to resist to the centralist Mexican goverment.

The Mexican forces attacked the Alamo Mission, near to San Antonio, under the command of Santa Anna. The Texians defenders were rapidly killed with intense cruelty. This demonstration of violence encouraged many Texians to join the Texian army due to a renewed and more intense desire for revenge and independence.