The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo
La bataille de l'Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo
Informational (nonfiction), 1,909 words, Level V (Grade 4), Lexile 920L
From sacred ground to bloody battlefield, the Alamo's history is described in this informative text. The Texas Revolution is highlighted through accounts of the battles and major players, the defeat of Santa Anna, the formation of the Republic of Texas, and Texas statehood in 1845. Photographs, illustrations, and maps support the text.
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barracks, bayonets, cavalry, compound, establish, facade, hostility, militia, mission, remember, siege, typhoid
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