The Alamo
179th anniversary of March 6 1836
Fiddler’s Festival part of 179th anniversary of the battle
of the Alamo
The Texan War of
1835-1836
The leading
volunteers were Colonel James Bowie,
a noted Indian fighter and inventor of the Bowie knife who was soon to sicken
with pneumonia and the even better known Davy
Crockett…On the south side, a column finally carried the stockade and
rushed the church building. Davy Crockett fell before the entrance. Inside,
pistols in hand, the now critically-ill Bowie was killed on his cot.
"Remember the Alamo!," 1836
The assault began in earnest during the early morning hours
of March 6 as Mexican soldiers swarmed the walls of the fortress. The Alamo defenders
successfully repulsed two attacks but were overwhelmed by the third. The combat
was characterized by room-to-room fighting in which all but a handful of the
defenders were killed. The ferocity of their defense is underscored by the fact
that it resulted in the death of an estimated 600 Mexicans.
For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became an enduring
symbol of their heroic resistance to oppression and their struggle for
independence, which they won later that year.
Deconstructing History: Alamo (VIDEO)
The Alamo (video)
1836-1845, The Republic of Texas
The grounds of the Alamo - http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth30285/m1/1/
Your Assignment:
In each post: 1-3
pictures, 1-3 links to your references, 1 YouTube video. Do not use my pictures. No copying
and pasting the facts. Read about each then answer the questions in your own
words.
1.
Post on ‘the ALAMO’ /4
Describe the events before, during and
after the battle…the history.
Post on 2 of the following: Create a
separate post for each.
2.
Davy Crockett, James Bowie, President General Antonio López
de Santa Anna, William B. Travis
Answer the following questions:
Who was he? What did he accomplish in his
life time? What was he famous for? /4 for each
3.
Create a Minecraft world. Recreate the Alamo compound. Show the Mexican
forces and cannon positions. /2 per post
per day for 5 days in the form of 2 screen shots per day with descriptions.
4.
A video walk through of the final product would earn
a bonus of /4.
