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The Alamo “Remember the Alamo,” is a well-known saying in America, although few people really understand what happened at The Battle of the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo was fought between the Texans and Mexicans. The Texans were fighting for their independence from Mexico. Although the Mexican forces were victorious, this battle was a key event in the westward expansion of America. The Alamo has become an American landmark due to the famous Battle of the Alamo in 1836, but the Alamo itself started

memorable time for Texas and America. The Civil War tore the country apart over slavery and states’ rights and led to the death of over 600,000 men. Between 1861 and 1865 about 70,000 Texans men to war. Texas fought in the war to defend states’ rights, preserve slavery, and for the love of Texas. One reason why the Texans participated in the Civil War was to defend states` rights. They believed they had the right to make decisions on items not covered by the constitution. Therefore, Texas secession was

replaced the Missouri compromise in 1854 after congress repealed the Missouri Compromise. The Repeal led to a mini war because the north Was not okay with the repeal. Why did Texans fight the civil war? Texans fought for the civil war, because they wanted to protect slavery, their love for Texas, and protect states rights. Texans Fought the civil war because they wanted to protect their right to own slaves. Doc. A In texas at the time of the civil war 30% of the population were slaves.30% is nearly

States. Once in power, Santa Anna was less truthful than many Texans were led to believe. In mid-1834 Santa Anna overthrew Mexico’s constitutional government, abolished state governments, and pronounced himself as dictator. When Stephen F. Austin attempted to settle Texans’ hardships, Antonio imprisoned him in a Mexican jail for twelve long months. As the Texans began to prepare for war, Sam Houston was elected as the commander of all Texan forces. Meanwhile, in order to use as a defense against the

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. Texans participated in the Civil War because they loved Texas. In Document D, John Rabb writes home, saying things like “...only enlist for Texas service.”

Have you ever wondered what Texans did for the South in the Civil War? In the first place, the Civil War was fought between the North(Union) and the South(Confederacy). The Civil War killed a huge amount of soldiers. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died from fighting, starvation, and diseases. There were not many battles fought in Texas, but Texans did a lot for the south. Texans fought in the Civil War for State’s Rights, love of Texas, and slavery. The first reason Texas fought in the Civil

offensive and defensive side of the ball, the Houston Texans were able to dominate the Chicago Bears throughout the second half and come away with a 23-14 week one win. On the game’s opening drive, Texans quarterback, Brock osweiler, looked like he was going to drive the team down the field, and then threw an interception to defensive back Tracy Porter. Chicago’s offense was able to put seven points on the board off of the turnover. Texans running back Lamar Miller put in a lot of work as Houston

justice, there is no mercy. In 1812, Mexico was freed from its mother country, Spain. Only 12 years after, the Alamo was fought with the Anglos and the Mexicans. The Alamo was a settlement that turned into a fort when the Mexicans tried to attack the Texans, or also called, Anglos. The U.S. was a growing nation and it needed more land. So many Americans moved to Mexico. In 1846, Mexico welcomed the Americans and allowed the farmers to rent or buy the land in Texas. Mexico’s land stretched from Guatemala

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 Mexicans. Due to the argument between Texans and Mexicans caused the battle of San Jacinto and Mexican War. In long ago before American settlers moved to Texas, this place was so rich and an abundance of land. Spanish settlers have lived there for many years. When American settlers

provided support for the revolution and from many foreign governments, including the blossoming United States, who would later annex Texas as a state. The foreign countries were convinced that mexicans were evil, due to the cruelty of the massacre. The Texans were so angry, Sam Houston almost didn’t let the Tejanos fight. The Tejanos were Mexicans who fought for Texas Independence. They found a solution by wearing signs on their