Answer:
The rush to the West occurred because of the "high hat," made of water-repellent beaver fur
While acquiring fur for the hats, French, British, and American companies gradually killed off the beaver population in the East
Companies moved west in search of more beavers
Most of the first non-Native Americans who traveled to the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest were fur traders and trappers
American merchant John Jacob Astor created one of the largest fur businesses, the American Fur Company
His company bought skins from western fur traders and trappers who become known as mountain men
Mountain men trapped animals on their own, far from towns and settlements
Explanation:
A hastily created army of Texas volunteers had been clashing with Mexican troops for months
Under Colonel Jim Travis, a small force took the town of San Antonio
It then occupied the Alamo, an abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution
Volunteers from the United States joined the Alamo's defense
The rebels, numbering less than 200, hoped to stall the huge Mexican force while a larger Texas army assembled
For almost two weeks, from February 23 to March 6, 1836, the Texans held out
Before dawn on March 6, the Mexican army attacked
Despite heavy losses, the army overcame the Texans
All the defenders of the Alamo were killed, though some civilians survived
