ir way to the Alamo when they heard that the Alamo had fallen. Santa Anna was sure he beat the Alamo and would conquer all of Texas and Mexico. Houston and his men were determined to win Texas back and keep it. Houston kept adding men to his army and it slowly increased. Santa Anna and his troops were camping on the peninsula. Houston and his eight hundred men marched day and night until they reached Santa Anna's camp. His scouts destroyed the bridge in which Santa Anna might escape. He was trapped.At once Sam Houston screamed to his men "Remember the Alamo!" The Texans were ready to fight until Santa Anna was defeated and that is what they did. Santa Anna was brought to Sam Houston, as he lay propped up against a tree because his foot had been shot. Houston could have shot Santa Anna, but he was too nice. Santa Anna was forced to sign a treaty stating that Texas was a free state. He also had to remove all his troops from Texas. The Texans won Texas as their own state and elected Sam Houston President of the Republic of Texas. The constitution of 1824 was restored. Texas remained an independent country until 1845 when they voted to join the United States. The Texans and other Americans will always remember the long fight of the Alamo. The troops obeyed Sam Houston. They will always remember the Alamo. The Story of the AlamoBy Norman Richards Children's Press, Chicago The AlamoLeonard Everett Fisher Leonard Everett Fisher, 1987www.ansaldo.it/~paesani/alamo13d.html...
