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In efforts to better understand the Civil War most historians examine the Sectional Crisis and the Compromise of 1850 in the decades leading up to the worst years in American History. Some historians prefer to focus on the underlying theme of the war, others tightly examine individual leaders, events, and political parties, connecting them all together like puzzle pieces to define the years prior to the war. Despite the contrasting views, it is clear to realize the constant prevailing issues of

The Mexican-American War was a result from the rising conflict between Mexico and the United States on who has the rights for Texas after Texas gained its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. Before Texas annexed with the United States on December 29, 1845, it was an independent state with 9 years of being free from Mexico . Although Mexico never acknowledged Texas to secede from them, the Texans and the United States did so the U.S. decided to add Texas as the 28th state. After Texas gained

The United States believed that it was their God given right to spread from coast to coast. The people of the young nation set out to do just that on a journey unofficially called the Manifest Destiny. President James. K. Polk offered Mexico twenty-five million dollars for the area of Texas and told Mexican leaders to name their price on California. The United States needed the land to fulfill their destiny to spread across the continent. Although the offer was a very generous Mexico declined. Thereby

collection. The first piece of work I critiques was the photograph “Crossing the Rio Grande” taken by Bill Wittliff. This photo was taken on the set of the Lonesome Dove in 1988. What stood out to me was the significance of how real this photo is. So many slaves have tried to cross this river to escape persecution and slavery. Although, in this instance the photo is depicting three cowboys or horseman crossing the Rio Grande River in pursuit of cattle driving thousands of cattle from Texas up north to Montana

4. Fort McIntosh https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbf35 Visitors to Laredo who want to experience a bit of its history will enjoy Fort McIntosh, which is on the Rio Grande. It was established after the Mexican War, and it wasn 't abandoned until after World War II. It 's a preserved fort on the campus of the Laredo community college. Those who love military history will want to experience the fort. 5. Uni-Trade Stadium

‘Touching The Void’ is a documentary based on a true story about two men called Joe Simpson and Simon Yates who climbed on the west face of Siula Grande (6,344m) in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the PeruvianAndes. The first five minutes of the documentary is very effective because it draws you in and makes you want to watch the rest of the documentary, the director does this by using a lot of effective techniques. The techniques used are Photography, Camera angles, Music and sound effects, Narrative

Wildlife and Biodiversity in Big Bend Big Bend National Park provides habitats for a dizzying array of animals, such as bats, birds, snakes, lizards, turtles, fish, mountain lions, and bears; these habitats are found in the deserts, the mountains, and river (Flynn, 61). In this park, bats are a major pollinator of cacti and other flowering plants and a major consumer of flying insects. The most common animal found in Big Bend is the vultures. The vulture’s heads prevent infestation from parasites

The Giant Slayer One important lesson that my teachers and friends from Saline Christian Academy taught me was that no matter the obstacle in life whether in school, work, or in the world, nothing is impossible with Christ. Goals are achievable, challenges are accepted, and dreams come true with faith and hard work. Our theme my senior year was “Face your Giant”, and I faced my giant with the people in my important picture. Our theme, “Face your Giant”, was inspired by the Biblical story of David

threatened solely because Texas had determined… to annex herself to our Union; and, under these circumstances, it was plainly our duty to extend our protection over her citizens and soil.”(Polk 325)Texas and the United States believed that the Rio Grande was considered as the border between Mexico and Texas. But the river that Mexico believed as the border was the Nueces River. The two countries didn’t have the same perspective of the borders. In 1821, Mexico declared itself free from its mother country

War isn't just about blood and bullets, its about fighting for what you believe! The U.S was justified, in my opinion in the 1800's because of many important reasons that happened between Mexico and the U.S throughout that key year. So, if justify means to for it to be right or correct, do you think its right for the U.S to go to war? As in my opinion of the war, I think the U.S is justified because how Texas is now annexed, how the Mexicans treated the U.S, and last but not least, Mexicans attacked