Texan

The Texas Revolution was a war that raged a little under a year, from October 1835 to April 1836. This violent war included many famous generals including William Travis. William Travis was a South Carolina born, homeschooled boy, who fought against the Mexican government in Texas, including his political agenda, arrest, and death. Travis was born on August 1, 1809. Travis was the eldest son of 9, and the child of Mark Travis and Jemima Stallworth. At the age of 9 Travis’s father moved to Sparta

reporters asked that if anyone had boats to please go help pull families out of dangerous areas and to take them to safety. The next day, many Texans that far and near, traveled to Houston and helped so many families get to safe areas. They saved so many lives. If they were bad, evil people they would’ve stayed safe at home and said, “Good luck!”. Those Texans that went to go help are good people. Everyone has a different story which makes every person who they are, but it doesn’t excuse their actions

As Texans and the through the many years of voting, voting barriers have occurred both in contemporary and in historical ways. Some of the ways that barriers have occurred in a contemporary way are by council members being elected at-large. This means that there are no individual districts for the city in which voting is occurring. Another contemporary barriers could include information that was inadequate or misleading for the voters, voters being intimidated by his/her surrounding or of that

happens, the state will face greater financial challenges in the future. However, if the state could accept federal funds for the small percentage of the population affected by the Bastrop wildfires, how could they justify not helping over 6 million Texans, a quarter of the state’s

Party for a long period of time due to a number of reasons. First, it has to be recognized that Democratic Party played pivotal role in political development of Texas dating back to the time when the white Americans first settled there. This made Texan Democrats evolve from a loose political association into an organized party. Another reason why Texas remained a stronghold of the Democratic Party was the unavailability of a second party to rival them throughout much of the state's history (Alwyn

Spanish is a huge part of the Texan culture, so when I found out I had to take a foreign language class in high school I figured Spanish would be the best. I have never even vacationed outside the state of Texas, which leaves me with a lot of Texas culture. However, I still was missing Spanish in both ways; knowing the language and the influence in Texas. I now have that part of Texan culture in my life. It’s been helpful in history, communicating with other people that don’t speak very fluent English

1.An examination of the presidency of Mirabeau Lamar as indicated in this week's readings reveals that overall, his presence and effect was somewhat deleterious to the productivity of the Republic of Texas. It is also interesting to note the way that his effect on the country was diametrically opposed, in many ways, to that of his political rival, Samuel Houston, who managed to remain a political nuisance to the president by taking up a prominent role in Congress. Lamar's tendency to discourage

in the civil war was to preserve slavery. Texas believed that white men “established the government” and African Americans did not (document B). Texans wanted power, and maintaining slavery would not only bring power but and economic uprising. Since “182,566” people were enslaved in 1860, this being “30%” of the Texas’ population (document A), many Texans used slavery for farming and cultivating crops. Slavery was key in sustaining the Economy. It’s simply like a math equation, slavery plus crops

Colonists settled in present-day Texas for a different reasons. Towns began to grow as more colonists arrived and needed food and supplies. Some people who came to North America sought a new life in a strange land that was rich with new supplies and resources allowing many settlers to start a new life. One of the main reasons the people of Spain wanted to come to North America is because they heard about it from other countries and wanted to get a claim on the land before everyone else took it for

Imagine a world without Tex-Mex foods. People would not be able to go to Taco Bell anytime of the day, learn about the mexican culture, and america would not have its prideful cuisine. Tex-mex is not considered mexican food but it is known as “America's first original regional cuisine” (Alarcon). Many people believe that tex-Mex is just food that mexicans of Texas eat, but that is untrue. People of all cultural backgrounds eat the original and delicious Tex -mex cuisine. To experience true Tex-Mex