Texas After The Civil War

First, texans fought in civil war was because of states rights. “The crisis upon us involves not only the right of self government, but the maintenance of a great principle in the law of nations . . . the true theory of our (national) government as an association of sovereignties, and not a blended mass of people in one social compact (Doc C).” This is the speech of O.M. Roberts on states rights. He was the head of the Texas Secession Convention, January 28,

When you hear the words Texas Rising, what do you think of? Is it the Alamo, Mexicans, or is it the Texas Revolution? Well if you named one of these, then you are right. In the miniseries of Texas Rising, it is based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the Texas Rangers. It also tells the story of how the Texas Rangers were created.

Way back when, the South had clashing opinions with the North. And like in most cases, the disagreement turned into a war. The US was divided into the North and South; one side strongly for slavery, and one strongly against. Everyone thought that they could live this way, divided, in harmony, but they were wrong. Southern states began to secede, and a month later war broke out. Why did Texans fight in the Civil War? The residents of Texas fought because they loved Texas, they wanted to have states’ rights, and they wanted to protect slavery.

Texas History can mean many things as a Texan. It could start when Texas independence from Mexico. It could begin from the natives that were here before Texans were. It can be about the struggle many people faced, or it could be about the dreams settlers had when coming into new land. I believe that Texas History is about History and history. It is about the History that has made the textbooks and about the accomplishments and victories that everyone has made in their own history. That is what this paper is about, realizing how my own history relates to Texas History. For this project I chose the options of taking photographs of things that resemble Texas, elaborating on the icons of Texas, visiting a museum, and learning about how my family came into Texas.

A war that started 1860 and ended 1865 there was blood shed all over Texas land, this was called the civil war. many people died while fighting in this battle and many people may ask why did Texas fight in the civil war? There were three main reason why Texans fought in the civil war, to protect state rights, there love for Texas, and to preserve slavery. Those are the reasons why many men sacrificed there life for Texas.

After months bloodshed and disagreements, on December 29,1845 Texas entered the union as the 28th state. 6th months after the Congress of the Republic of Texas accepts the annexation, the state is then admitted as a member of the United States of America.

The History of Texas Texas history itself had its own amazing story. The small number of American settlers moved to the land of Texas had led to the dramatic war with the Mexicans. The land of Texas was used to be owned by

From March 2, 1836 to February 19, 1846, Texas as its own independent country in North America. Those who resided in this independent country were referred to as Texians. Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 during the Texas revolution which ended on April 21 of that same exact year. However, Mexico did not want to give the Republic of Texas its independence which resulted in conflicts between that of Texas and Mexico that went on into the 1840s. As a result, The United States of America recognized the Republic of Texas as an independent country in 1837 but failed to append their land. Later receiving its independence, Texas elected a Congress of fourteen senators and twenty-nine representatives in the month of September and year of 1836. However, within the Republic, citizenship was not a privileged for everybody living in Texas. Not everybody had legal rights to reside within the limits of the Republic without Congress permission. The Constitution of the Republic of Texas created differences for each and every ethnicity for each individual person. Meaning, whoever was there on the day the Republic of Texas won their independence had to be classified as a citizen of the Republic including Africans, those with African descent, and Native Americans. For Caucasian immigrants to become citizens they would have to had lived in the Republic for six months or less and take an oath. Those who were brought to Texas as a slave had to stay a

The Mexican War of 1846-1848 was one of major importance to U.S. history, but has since fallen into annals of obscurity. It was the nation’s first war fought on foreign soil: a war that advocated the concept of “manifest destiny”, the United States God-given right to claim territory for the establishment of a free democratic society (Stevenson 2009). Even though many historians claim the war was forced on Mexico by slaveholders greedy for new territory, President John Polk viewed the war as an opportunity to defend the annexation of Texas, establish the Rio Grande as its border, and to acquire the Mexican territories of California and New Mexico (Stevenson 2009).

There are many Texas myths that endured about carpetbaggers during the failed Reconstruction era. “Carpetbaggers was generally used to describe Northerners who moved to the south after the Civil War especially who joined state Republicans formed in 1867” pg. 212. They were rumored to be allegedly “corrupt and dishonest adventurous who’s property could fit in a carpet bag (a soft suitcase made of carpet) who seized political power”. In this essay, I will analyze how the myth/legend came about, why the myth/legend is important to Texas history and what implications is has for the history and memory of Texas.

The state of Texas gained its independence on December 29, 1845 after six and a half enduring months of ceaseless brawls. The colonization of Texas first began with Stephen F. Austin, whom is also recognized as the Father of Texas. Stephen began the uprising for self-reliance against the Army of Mexico, led by Antonio López de Santa Anna, when he proposed opening up Texas to a swamp of immigrants. This action of his branched off throughout the years into countless battles for the Lonestar state to become individualistic. The first battle of the Revolution was the Battle of Gonzales, ending with only two casualties and the victory of the Texas soldiers. The Alamo is one of the most memorable engagements within this period of time, where the legendary cry, ‘’Remember the Alamo!’’ originated from. The Alamo still stands tall today and is visited by many each year, and represents the Texan soldier’s heroic opposition to injustice versus the government of Mexico. The Battle of San Jacinto was the shortest and final confrontation of the Texas Revolution. This resulted in a Texan victory, and an overall win for the Texian soldiers as they wash away Mexico with their statement of independence. The Texas Revolution was a conflict in the nineteenth century between the people of Texas and Mexican soldiers. This revolution led the the independence of the Lone Star state, and opened floodgates to numerous significant battles along the way. This rebellion included various engagements,

For many Mexicans the loss of the Texas was not just a real state matter but a matter of honor and pride, and with this the federalists placed the blame on the on the centralism power in Mexico City just as it is explained in the following quote “The Texans, after all, had rebelled against centralism, which as far as the federalists were concerned proved positively that centralism was hastening the disintegration of the nation.” (pg.115). during this time President Anastasio Bustamante did not supply any stability to the nation and with this the powers were granted to Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. This was a big surprise since the loss of Texas was a still fresh to the Mexican patriots. However, many thought that only one Santa Anna could fix

The Texas Revolution, why is it so important? Why is there so many arguments over it? Truth is this historical subject is very controversial and it can be seen through the work of many authors. In this case I have decided to research 4 authors and their dedicated work on the history of the Texas Revolution. From the historical documents of Sam Houston to retracing his steps through photographic representation. These authors put in a lot of time and dedication, a lot of research and thought into their research and even though they had different opinions and ideology on the Texas Revolution, one thing they do share, is the passion and love for Texas. So what are some key points and key

The Civil War, had a huge impact on the United States, especially Texas. Texas was a state that supported slavery, and a majority of Texas’ slaves managed their masters’ lands. When, slavery ended it was a struggle for Texas to get its self-back on track. Farming and ranching was what made Texas its money, and therefore, Texas knew it needed to shape up on their lands. “The cattle range was about the only place a young farm boy could secure employment” (Haynes, 278). Soon, everyone was settling in Texas, and working on some form of a ranch or farm. For that reason, there were hundreds of different job opportunities for everyone. Farms and ranges were the main income for a majority of Texans, so if you did not work on a farm you probably weren’t

Nueces River this was a bad choice because this was where both countries had previously