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Website
PBS

Pbs American Experience: Remember the Alamo

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS companion site to the documentary film "Remember the Alamo," with much detailed information, interviews, survivor stories, maps, a timeline and reviews of historical facts and events.
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Primary
Lone Star Junction

Lone Star Junction: Travis' Appeal for Aid at the Alamo (24 Feb. 1836)

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can see the letter William Travis wrote asking for aid while inside the Alamo. There is a transcription of the letter for you to read. Links take you to additional information.
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Handout
Other

In Search of Heroes: The Cost of Freedom: William B. Travis

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of William B. Travis, a southern lawyer who died at the battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution. Includes a timeline.
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Article
Other

Scout: Defenders of the Alamo: Heroes or Villains?

For Students 9th - 10th
An analysis of the debate around the battle at the Alamo. The article looks at the different perspectives of Texans, Mexicans, and Tejanos, and the conflicts within each group, and the events that took place at that time. [Published:...
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Handout
Other

The Alamo: Susanna Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the survivors of the Alamo, Susanna's life was to be one of difficulty. The site also chronicles the "gist of what she reported," after the battle of the Alamo. This analysis of her account of the Alamo massacre is contrasted with...
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Primary
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Santa Anna to Mc Ardle, March 16, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Santa Anna's letter in which he explains why "the Alamo defenders had to be killed." Includes images of the actual letter.
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Texas Treasures: The Texas Republic: James Butler Bonham

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a very brief bio on James Butler Bonham, an Alamo defender. Includes a letter Bonham sent to Sam Houston on December 1, 1835.
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Handout
Other

Ncppr: The Fall of the Alamo 1836

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed article on the Battle of the Alamo. Read about the events and people associated with it and learn how the Alamo, in the end, fell. This text was originally written by Captain R.M. Potter in 1860.