History Challenge 02/23/09
This week’s prize is the book “What In the World Is Going On?: 10 Prophetic Clues You Cannot Afford to Ignore“ By David Jeremiah.
On February 24th, 1836 Colonel William Travis issues a call for help on behalf of the Texan troops defending the Alamo, an old Spanish mission and fortress under attack by the Mexican army. Match the Alamo defender that best fits the following descriptions.
| 1) Former Congressman from Tennessee.
2) Famous for his knife. 3) Nephew of James Madison 4) Thought to be the youngest defender (15 years old) |
A) James Bowie
B) James M Rose C) William Philip King D) David Crockett |









Answers: 1)David Crockett 2) James Bowie 3) James M Rose 4) William Philip King
Winner: Leah from Kokomo, IN
The resource for this weeks challenge came from the following websites and books:
http://www.thealamo.org/defend.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52411