Garrett--Alamo

By Garrett Mosholder What is the Alamo? Many people ask this question and I am here to answer it. The Alamo was used for various purposes throughout history, but became famous for its role in the Mexican- American War. ** History ** The Alamo has been rebuilt a few times. The first Alamo was built in 1718(Lace). It is located in San Antonio, Texas (Hively). The Alamo was built by the Franciscans (Columbian encyclopedia). The Alamo was a decent sized place.
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The Alamo was intended for one use only, but it ended up having a couple uses. The Alamo was a church. It was a Christian church. The original use was to convert Indians into Christianity (Lace). The Alamo was located in San Antonio, Texas which was right by a lot of Mexicans living where now is California and Arizona (“History”). ** War ** The Alamo was not very successful in converting Indians to Christians. It was only a church up until 1836. That is when the war started. The problems that started the war were between the Mexicans and Americans. The Mexicans gained control of Texas. The leader of Mexico, Santa Anna, had some very weird and stupid laws on the Texans. For example, he resented the immigration of new Americans into Texas, and taxed Texas’ trade with the United States. The Texans began to take action against them and rebel.

The problems became larger and a war started. During the war the Texans used the Alamo as a fort. There was a lot of fighting that took place there and a ton of casualties. The Americans are said to be the winners of the war because we got the land. The Alamo is a big reason for why this war is famous (Hively). Many people who fought in this war became famous. Much less, the Alamo brought up a few well- known heroes. The most known hero is Davy Crockett. He is known now as a great fighter and person. Without the fighting at the Alamo, Davy Crockett would not be near as famous (Lace). ** After the War ** The Alamo has been known as a monument world- wide. But, most of all it is very popular throughout the nation. Now, there is a museum about the Alamo. It is not used as a church any more. It is a very popular tourist attraction. The place where much of the fighting took place was destroyed. It has much been repaired and they still work to preserve them. The original walls that were used to make the first Alamo are mostly long gone (whole paragraph from Hively). ** Future ** The Alamo is going to stay alive for a long time. The future of the place is to continue what it is doing now. People will continue visiting the Alamo and museum. They will continue learning about the place and its history. More actions will be taken in preserving the Alamo and more repairs. The Alamo is once again a wonderful place and I hope people will continue learning about it!

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“History.” //The Alamo.// Accessed on 2 November 2010. 

Hively, Todd. “The Alamo.” //Our States: Geographic Treasures 2010.// Lace, William. //The Alamo.// San Diego: Lucent Books, 1998.