1876

The Texas constitution was written in 1876 which was more than a century ago. During this time, Texas was still developing and is still growing today. The constitution has three limitations that can be considered in order for the constitution to be rewritten. Which include the length and organization, the bill of rights, and the legislative branch of the government. The constitution was written during the time when people had, the limitation of government powers, and limits on the legislatures…

constitutional revision has been delayed (Brown et al. 66). Some constitutional amendments have come to pass to help eliminate obsolete or archaic provisions and to help modernize the Texas Constitution (Brown et al. 67). It is likely that the Constitution of 1876 will be rewritten due to so many attempts being made to modernize it. Many politicians have been attempting to keep it on the agenda in the legislature (Brown et al. 66). The constitution still has many problems and until they are…

and “Gore did that!” Even some of my friends were talking about how the Florida count was bogus. But, what about the election of 1876? There wasn't CNN back then, or Facebook status posts on what happened during the election. Lets compare, and see which one was “more fair or not.” My opinion, the election of 2000 was more unfair. Here is why The election of 1876, the Republicans nominated Rutherford B. Hayes, while the Democrats selected Samuel J. Tilden. The final count pointed to a Tilden…

restore white supremacy in the region. By the 1870s, support was racially relating in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. The Compromise of 1877 was an unwritten deal that settled the intensity of 1876 during the U.S presidential election. Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House over Samuel J. Tilden which caused the Failure of Reconstruction which started in 1865 and led to 1877. The American Civil War Slaves started the compromise.…

that film appeal to most of audience and it is rare to find a person who isnt interested in it. Jame tells us a magic story about travelling through time of a duke from 1876 to the future and having a serendipitous meeting with a half of his life. The first plot of fim happens in a palace of Leopold who is a duke of Albany in 1876. He is about to announce his bride to people in this party although he has never seen her before. It is simply an arrangement between his strict uncle and her famiy…

The American Civil War had an ever lasting, and in some cases most devastating, effect on the United States. Unlike with traditional war fought between two countries, the nature of the American Civil War made for certain that there would be a most devastated loser within the United States —turning out to be the Southern, Confederate States. Such compounded with the fact that the Northern, Union States could hardly consider theirselves victorious, due to the great losses they faced —…

was a republican. Because of the election in 1876, black Americans can’t live in the South.(Phil Roden) In 1876, another interesting thing happened, it was the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence! (Phil Roden) America was so excited for this anniversary. The South killed reconstruction because of the Ku Klux Klan( KKK), racism,and lawlessness/fear. Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel J. Tilden ran against each other in the election of 1876 (Phil Roden). Hayes is republican and…

taxes, and localized school systems. The representatives and delegates wanted to create these values through a new constitution. The laws and values of the Constitution of 1876 are still in Texas today. Texas is still a strong conservative state whose values have still remained the same. The purpose of the Constitution of 1876 was to make a Texas Constitution, not a Northern Constitution. By going through the important days during the constitutional convention, we will see how it was done. Along…

During the period of antebellum, the driving force between sectionalism in the north and south was slavery, or the ownership by whites of blacks who did their work for them and were treated like animals rather than humans. After the civil war, blacks were emancipated, or freed, and were also granted citizenship in the 14th Amendment. During the time in American history known as Reconstruction, the south was being rebuilt after the damage it took during the Civil War, and blacks were beginning to…

course of history. Society did not think that transmitting speech electrically was possible until Alexander Graham Bell created the first working telephone. Alexander Graham Bell invented the original telephone with his assistant, Thomas Watson in 1876, when Alexander was 27 years old. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 and later died on August 2, 1922 at the age of seventy-five. Alexander lived in Edinburgh, Scotland with his family during his childhood and later moved with…