All of the following events occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Texians capturing the Alamo fortress and another Texian military force occupying the Texan town and garrison at Goliad in 1836 EXCEPT
A) Mexican president Santa Anna ordered the Mexican army north, capturing the Alamo and killing its 200 Texian defenders in March 1836 including prominent leaders such as Jim Bowie, William Travis, and Davy Crockett.
B) the grisly deaths of the Alamo's outnumbered defenders entered Texas and American legend with "Remember the Alamo" becoming the rallying cry for the independence of Texas and later in the war with Mexico.
C) Santa Anna recaptured the Texan garrison at Goliad and ordered his Mexican soldiers to execute all of the Texian Goliad troops numbering 341, creating another rallying cry of "Remember the Alamo and Goliad" for advocates of the independence of Texas and the U.S. war with Mexico.
D) the U.S. government under President Andrew Jackson annexed Texas and declared war on Mexico in April of 1836.
Answer: D
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