The Alamo
The Anglo-Texans did not want to be under the rule of Santa Anna so they resisted his rule. The Mexican army came and defeated the original resisters and then 6 weeks later the Texas reinforcements defeated the Mexican army and claimed Texas as an independant state from Mexico.
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/timeline/
The Missions
In California there is a string of 21 missions that were designed to convert the Mexican citizens to Christianity and to help them adjust to life the States. These missions were also used to convert the Native Americans in California to Christianity.
http://missions.bgmm.com/
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