What key event led to American forces defending the Alamo building against the Mexican army?

A)Spanish missionaries asked them to preserve the historic building.

B)Colonel James Bowie was unable to disarm the fort before the Mexican army arrived.

C)Mexican president Santa Anna went there to arrest Stephen Austin,

D)Women and children were still inside the building when the siege by Santa Anna's army began.

The Battle of the Alamo was a 13-day siege fought between a group of 180 American rebels on February 23, 1836 and March 6, 1836, fighting for Texan independence from Mexico, who were under President General Santa Anna in the Alamo against Mexican forces of about 4,000. The dispute with Alamo, why did this happen? ... The Alamo's battle was fought over issues such as federalism, slavery, immigration rights, cotton industry and, most importantly, wealth. General Santa Ana arrived in San Antonio; the Texans were regarded as murderous barbarians by his Mexican army with some justice.

londonnnnn51 londonnnnn51 · Answer 2 · 2021-07-29T05:32:46+02:00

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29-07-2021

Answer:

B)Colonel James Bowie was unable to disarm the fort before the Mexican army arrived.

Explanation:

I took the quiz originally chosing option C, seeing that option D was not it. On a whim chose this one and got it right.

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