...fifty years ago, Texas was much more different then it is now.Texans had recently joined the united states,and things in Texas were changing.back then. The union, did not support slavery, unlike the confederacy, which had developed controversies between the two.Texas, who were previously a part of the union,became the seventh state to secede and joined the confederacy because they wanted slaves. A month later on April 12th, 1861, The Civil War had began between the Union, and the Confederacy. So, why did the Texans fight in the Civil War? Back in the 1800’s, slaves were allowed by several of the southern states. The north however, had a much different opinion than the south (all documents). In the north, slaves were prohibited. As stated earlier, Texas had seceded from the union, because the union did not tolerate slavery. Governor Sam Houston felt strongly against secession of the union, for it took so long for them to be accepted, that they became one of the last states to secede, and join the confederacy. Sam Houston, who did not believe in slavery, unlike most of the Texas population, refused to take the oath of loyalty to the confederacy and was...
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...Texas bloodshed on Texas soil, thousands of brave Texas soldiers fought in the name of Texas in the American Civil War, risking their lives to defend their beliefs.Texas fought till the end,yet couldn’t pull off a victory.This tragic , 4 year, war left a long lasting effect of defeat on Texas, as well as losing about 15,000 Texan lives, so why did they fight? Tension began when a white southerners by the name of John Brown, attempted a slave uprising by attacking a federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry. Many southerners felt fearful this was only the beginning of many to come slave revolts.When Abraham Lincoln was elected, the south were full of anger and concern causing them to want separation from the south.So why did Texas join the south and...
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...Why Did the Lone Star Fight The Civil War was one of the most famous wars in history; with a gruesome 620,000 deaths from America legitimately fighting itself. The Civil War was brought upon the “United States” because of the controversy on slaves; the Confederacy (the south) wanted to keep slavery, while the Union (the north) wanted to abolish it. Texas was part of the Confederacy, which leads us to the question, why did Texans fight? Texans fought in the Civil War because of their love for Texas, belief in State’s Rights, and to protect/preserve slavery. Patriotism for their state was one of the reasons Texans fought. John Rabb, a Texan who fought in the Civil War wrote several letters back home, revealing patriotism for Texas more than...
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...an abolitionist named Abraham Lincoln was elected president making eleven states secede from the Union. So, why did Texans chose to risk their lives, and sometimes lose their lives by fighting in the Civil War? Texans fought because of their love for Texas, their want for State’s Rights, and their wish to preserve slavery. Texans fought in the Civil War because of their love for Texas. In Document D, John Wesley Rabb says “I wanto be home so bad. I here that the Yanks are in Texas...I think most of the Rangers wanto be in Texas.” This shows how much he loved Texas. It also shows how bad Rabb wanted to be home. Rabb fought for the love of Texas because he wanted to preserve the way Texas was and didn’t want it to change because of the war....
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...Civil War DBQ There are multiple reasons why Texans fought in the Civil War. The Civil War was North (Union) against South (Confederacy). Texans were part of the South, and they had slavery. The reasons for Texans fighting in the Civil War are slavery, keeping peace, and state rights. One reason Texans fought was for slavery. “African race has no (part) in their establishment, that they were rightfully held as and inferior and dependent race” (Doc B). Slaves weren't free, and that was the resolution. The ‘resolution’ was how Texas wanted it, so they fought for slavery. “All white men are and of right ought to be entitled to equal civil and political rights.” (Doc B) all white men had rights. White men had the right to, but it never said anything about African Americans and slaves. Texas fought to preserve slavery. Another reason for Texans fighting was to keep peace in Texas and in the country. (Doc A) the graph in this document states that only 30% of Texans had slaves. Not many texans owned slaves, but the ones who did weren’t afraid...
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...Why did Texans fight in the bloodiest war in America? Well, between the years of 1861 and 1865 Texans went to war for their state. The Texans battled to never look back on the past and to fight for nothing but slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism. Texans went into combat to cover their 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…”(Doc C).The right of the secession was a state right and was a legitimate way worth fighting for. Texas had previously fought for its right to a self-government. The Texans had to keep their state’s rights, because they were so used to slaves doing all the farming. Another reason Texans went to war was to protect...
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...The Civil War was a remarkable moment in history. This war went from 1861 to 1865, between the North and South of the United States. It started because the North wanted a unified country, while the South wanted state right’s, not a federal government. The war continued because the South wanted slaves, unlike the North. This war is a time in history that will never be forgotten. The North and South had always been drifting apart because of the major differences in civilization and economy (Guelzo). The main factor being slavery. Since the South was so agricultural, they thought that making slaves do their work was acceptable. They had many big farms and needed workers, so instead of working themselves, they made slaves do their work for them. The North had their own agricultural resources and did not...
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...Conflict in Disguise The Civil War, it is a defining moment in America’s history. The Civil War happened between the years of 1861-1865. The war determined what America’s future would hold. Two sides participated in the war; the North and the South. However, the North would claim victory. Within that victory was 625,000 lives lost. It was perhaps one of the most destructive wars in the United States’ history. The Civil War started over conflict because of the differences between the free states and the slave states. Many thought that the war went on due to the act of abolishing slavery within the southern states, but was that really the cause? While reading through sources, a common question re-appears, was it really slavery that caused the...
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...The Civil War played a great part toward the United States future as a united society, however, the role that Tennessee contributed to the Nations outcome was an interesting one yet partly complicated. Tennessee found itself engulfed in a war that would largely affect not only the Tennesseans; but the American civilians, Soldiers and the Country that was to come out of the war that no one could win. The Civil war, tore apart the country by North and South, Unions and Confederates, Northerners were known as Yankees and Southerners were known as Rebels. With Tennessee sitting on the border line of the Union and Confederate states it created more of a complication as this forced them to take a side. Tennessee’s geography took a large part in deciding the position of its state. Western Tennessee is widely covered in flatland and is rich in fertile soil. This was just what...
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...father and in fact my grandfather’s whole family. He was my mother’s father and his name was Marcus Webster, a poor farmer that raised seven kids and gave up his dream to become a preacher to raise his family. But his father was an enigma – we did not even know where he was buried. Marcus never would talk about him and he may have been in that generation where fathers were called Paw and mothers were call Maw and kids never even knew their names until upstart grandchildren began doing the research. It would be many years later in a very unusual way that his history would be discovered. That inquiring grandchild of 14 had been challenged to track down the family by Marcus’s wife, Lillie. That started a lifelong pursuit for zillions of ancestors that may or may not ever be found. Marriage would take that grandchild all the way to San Angelo and a faint story that the illusive grandfather, father of Marcus might have been buried in West Texas somewhere sent the family searching every cemetery between Fort Worth and El Paso and down to Sanderson, Eldorado, Menard, Mason, etc. Quite by chance while searching a small cemetery for another line of the genealogy, my young son (everyone searched) found a grave all by itself in Trickham, Texas, near Santa Anna, and it was my illusive grandfather. That sent the search to...
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...Institution in Texas provides in an in depth look at the slavery existence in the state of Texas. He provides the factors that explain the establishment and growth of slavery. Campbell also explains the economic and legal institution of Texas, and explores the physical and psychological effects of both slaves and their masters prior to the Civil War, during, and after emancipation. Campbell provides clear detail of slavery's impact on Texas slaveholders and society, and how the Civil war affected slavery prior to its destruction. Slavery came to Texas from Anglo-American settlers and gained a foothold during the colonial period. For example, Galveston Bay was a big slave trading hub under the guidance of pirates who attacked Spanish shipping lanes, such as, Louis d'Aury and Jean Laffite. While, the Mexican government had a distaste for the institution, and their laws somewhat retarded it's growth. Slavery still increased exponentially toward the end of the colonial period. Stephen F. Austin argued that slavery was a practical necessity for the development and profitability of Texas. Campbell argues that slavery was a key reason for the Texas revolution. Though an opinion, evidence does support his argument. After the Texas revolution, Texans took great care in protecting the "peculiar institution" in the Constitution of 1835. After the Texas revolution, slavery expanded numerically with rapidity. As noted by Campbell, Slavery seemed to be confined to East Texas because of poor...
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...of African-Americans in the years 1945-55, the first being World War II, the second is Presidents and the third is Civil Rights Organisations. There are a few significant factors that occurred as a result of the Second World War. For example, the 'Double V Campaign' of 1942. Two months after the Bombing of Pearl Harbour by the Japanese, the Pittsburgh Courier (the most popular black newspaper in America) published the campaign to everyone. It called for a victory on two fronts, it was a campaign for African-Americans to give their all in the war effort and for black people to fight racial discrimination back home in America. The editor of the newspaper wrote "We call upon the President and Congress to declare war on Japan and against racial prejudice in our country." This was significant because it gave African-Americans a chance to prove how much of a positive impact they could have on the war and this in turn could show current white racists a different view on them. Additionally, it could be argued that because it was quite a big newspaper, more people across America would see it, and therefore it could potentially have more of an effect on the general opinion. Another factor was the black soldiers who returned home as heroes after the Second World War. It changed the attitudes of white people all across America but more specifically, white soldiers who had fought alongside them in the war. Before the war, white servicemen were disgruntled by the fact that black people...
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...The information discussed in the book really showed a different side of the civil rights movement that is often overlooked in most history classes. The author, Brian D. Benhken, explores in detail the largely untold political battles of the Mexican American civil rights movement. Spanning from the post-world war 2 era all the way to the early 1970’s, the duration of the civil rights movement was a long and often bloody period in time. Furthermore, I believe that Benhken did an exceptional job explaining how the concept of race, among other things only inhibited the idea of a united movement for the African American and Mexican American races. Tensions in the social classes along with cultural dissimilarities would greatly erode at the idea...
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...The Civil War was a grueling war in history that threatened to tear our country apart. It is arguably one of the most devastating wars because it threatened to sever our nation that had just recently been established. Our country was separated into two opposing sides that had different beliefs and values. At times their ideologies clashed, but in general they had many similar reasons for why they fought for their regions and how they maintained that motivation. James McPherson’s, For Cause and Comrades gives us insight into what goes on in the mind of a Civil War soldier as they prepare to fight, start fighting, and continue to fight. As the reader delves into the psychological reasoning behind why Union and Confederate soldiers fought for the United States of America, the reader discovers that the soldiers definitely had more similar motives than different ones. The beginning chapters of this account by McPherson tell us of the initial motivation of the Civil War soldier to fight. Their initial motivation would be defined as the moment they decided to enlist. McPherson helps us to understand the drive behind these soldiers to fight, sometimes until death, for their country. Two of the driving forces that motivate soldiers to fight were honor and duty (McPherson 5). They were looked upon as honorable if they fought for their country; dying to protect the rights of their country was seen as one of the most righteous ways to die. They also felt a deep connection to their country...
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...From the roads in Texas to the urban life in Los Angeles the Chicano movement can be seen. El Movimiento most commonly known as the Chicano Movement had originally started in the late 1840s, shortly after the U.S-Mexican war, but didn’t fully kick-off till the 1960s. The Chicano Movement had various leaders the most commonly known being César Chávez, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles. It was also followed by Student and youth organizations from California to Texas. Another major part of this movement was Chicano art that was nourished by their pride in their culture and heritage. Although the Chicano Movement was mostly centered toward the Mexican-American community the ideas they were striving for, broke ethnic boundaries. Cesar Chavez is best known for being a Latin-American civil rights activist. Chavez started his activism in 1952 when he became an organizer for the Community Service Organization (CSO), he traveled throughout California giving speeches in which supported worker’s rights and encouraged Mexican-Americans to register and vote. When he left CSO he co-founded what is now known as UFW. He along with Dolores Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), later changed to United Farm Workers (UFW), in 1962. The NFWA first boycott...
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