1 The backdrop to the battle at the Alamo was the struggle of Texans to win independence from Mexico. 2 At the time of the battle, 1836, the United States extended west only to the area of the Louisiana Purchase. 3 Settlements in the Texas territory were under the jurisdiction of Mexico. 4 When Santa Anna overthrew his own government (he was president at the time), settlers in Texas decide Add a topic of sentence of "Santa Anna told all that he would kill anyone who survived the siege, and standing against such an army meant certain death anyway."
Add a topic of sentence of "Santa Anna told all that he would kill anyone who survived the siege, and standing against such an army meant certain death anyway." Remove sentences 7 and 8. Add a conclusion sentence of "In classic dictator-style, Santa Anna overthrew his government and begin to lay the groundwork for taking over more lands to the north. Remove sentences 3 and 4.
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