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    caused by increasing slave resistance. He gives several reasons that Anglo Texans create for slave resistance, but their main claim is that outsiders are to blame for convincing slaves to fight against slavery. In the Portal to Texas History, there are archives of newspapers from the time, and these papers use colorful language that displays just how desperate Anglo Texans and the South are to keep that slavery intact. Texan slaveholders looked to others for supposed

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    people in the U.S.? The Texans became a major part in settling the dispute between the North and South, but why did the Texans fight? The Texans fought for states rights, preserving/protecting slavery, and their love for Texas. First, the Texans fought for states rights. “This is a Union of equal states, and no state can force another state to remain in it or withdraw from it.” (Doc. C). “No state upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the union.” (Doc. C). The Texans fought to deliver equal

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    reflects the pride I have for my great home state of Texas. Being a Texan means more than just saying one lives in Texas; it is the sense of opportunity and power, which promotes individualism and acts as the common identifier for all walks of life by instilling the feelings of belonging and pride. If presented with the decision to choose between being an American or Texan, one or the other, then my answer would be a quick ‘Texan’ as if that should even be a question. Growing up in a small town in

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    The Battle Of San Jacinto

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    Battle occurred on the 21st of April, 1836 in which the Texan Army led by General Sam Houston defeated the Mexican Army led by General Santa Anna. Despite the Mexican Army having a superior number of troops and equipment, they were not able to defeat the Texan Army, and thus led to the eventual capture of General Santa Anna and the withdraw of Mexican Forces from Texas (Hardin, 1994). The one key element that aided the victory of the Texan Army was the patience and terrain knowledge that General

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    Why Did Texas Fight

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    question why did Texans Fight? I believe that Texans fought beacuse they wanted to protect states rights, love for Texas, and perserve slavery. First off, Texans fought for the south was states rights. Texas became mad when they were informed that they could’t leave the union. “ No state upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the union.” Abraham Lincoln. (Document C).This made Texans beyond mad, and was another reason Texas entered the war. Another important reason Texans fought in the

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    American settlers heading to Texas and settling there. The expansionists called for the annexing of Texas, which lead to an uproar with the Mexicans, causing the Battle of the Alamo. The abandoned mission is located near the city of San Antonio. The Texans and Mexicans have clashed multiple times, fighting for control over it. The Battle of the Alamo, prior events, and post battle are very important in shaping the history of the United States, Texas, and Mexico. The moments leading up to the Battle

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    Arkansas City Case Study

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    The Houston Texans performance against the Kansas City Chiefs wasn’t pretty Saturday afternoon. In the Texans 30-0 blowout loss to Kansas City, Houston failed to establish an effective running game behind running back Alfred Blue, and Texans quarterback Hoyer never got in a rhythm throwing the ball. Hoyer completed less than 50 percent of his passes and threw four interceptions against the Chiefs as Kansas City limited the Texans’ primary source of offense this season, star wide receiver DeAndre

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    The Alamo was the motivation that the Texans needed to pull through and gain their independence from Mexico. Although their government and army were disorganized and unprofessional, the Texans still came out victorious. This is attributed to their undying spirit and the motivational people that they were lead by. The Battle of the Alamo was fought by many valiant people, but the most inspirational of them all would have to be Colonel James Bowie. It is well known that he fell ill during the battle

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    in Goliad and were kept there for a week. Most of the men thought that since they had fully surrendered to the Mexicans, they would be taken and eventually brought back to their homes. Unfortunately, that was not the case. On March 27th, 1836, the Texan men were marched out to different roads in town, believing they were on missions to gather wood or to herd cattle. Slowly, the men realized their fate as they were told to stop walking a half-mile away from the fort. The men were then all shot by the

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    Texans struggled in the civil war, but worked very hard to earn everything. Nearly 65,000 soldiers served in civil war and 1 fifth of them died. This showed that Texans worked very hard. Why did Texas fight in the civil war? Texans fought in the civil war because to protect states rights, sectionalism and most important, slavery. Texans fought in the civil war because of the love for Texas. In doc D, its says that John wesley Rabb was one of about 65000 soldiers who fought in the war and that John

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