Collin County, Texas

After James Polk was inaugurated as President in 1845, he immediately set his sights on extending the U.S.’s borders to Mexico. In 1845 when Texas was annexed into the U.S. there was much debate on its border with Texas claiming it was the Rio Grande while Mexico believed it was the Nueces River. Polk saw that war with Mexico could acquire California and Mexico and sent American troops to the Rio Grande to provoke the Mexicans.In the end, Polk got what he wanted, we gained California, Nevada,…

How Hispanic architecture has impacted America Trulee Gilkison In general, American houses normally have reflected a Colonial style. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Spanish influence became noticeable in buildings. Designers in America with a Spanish heritage began to follow a specific vision - one that reflected their culture well. This created several different visions for architecture in America that began to produce different distinct designs based on the past from each Spanish…

An analysis of “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright shows the internal and external struggles that the main character Dave endures in his quest of becoming a man. Through the use of dialogue and symbolism, the author depicts Dave’s quest for manhood through his struggle for personal and economical freedom as well as respect. Dave is persistent in his desire to prove to those around him that he is becoming a man, which justifies his yearning of economical freedom, personal freedom,…

Owned by Mexico, Texas and California were large provinces of land, exactly what America needed. America actually ended up going to war for that land, but was going to war worth it? In the Mexican American War, presented by James K. Polk, almost around half of Mexico’s territory up in the North was lost to America. Giving America more strength and power. Some of the states added to America and lost by Mexico were Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, parts of Colorado, California, and Texas. In my…

explain the current state of Texas and where it stands politically and demographically. Through rhetorical devices, the author is able to paint a clear picture of the state's views, as well as its sense of independence from the U.S. as a whole. The three most effective rhetorical strategies in Molly Ivins’s "Is Texas America?" are word choice, compare/contrast, and tone. In her article, Molly Ivins focuses and breaks down the political corruption and stereotypes of Texas, as well as possible…

The mexican war started in 1945 when the annexation of Texas took place. After the annexation , Mexico and America had a disagreement on what the border of Texas was. The U.S. thought that the border was the Rio Grande , while Mexico thought it was the Nueces River. This quarrel then led to the war , the prize being the land. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because America believed in manifest destiny and that God gave them the land to overspread and also because 16…

Making decisions that citizens of your, country or state may not appreciate, can be impenetrable. Sam Houston was an authoritative hero in Texas history. He reinforced that the Indians should be treated as friends, Texas should not enforce the Missouri Compromise, he also refused to join the Confederacy. These decisions are each very important to Texas History. Sam Houston consistently remained brave. Sam Houston remained loyal to all of his Indian friends and family. When Lamar stated that,…

David ’Davy’ Crockett is one of the most historical figures in texas history.Mr.Crockett was a great man with a lot of accomplishments.Davy was an outdoorsman,a congressman,and the last defender of the alamo. Davy Crockett was born on August 17,1786 in Greene County, Tennessee.His parents names were John and Rebecca Crockett.He was the fifth born son out of nine children.Davy had many chores but One chore he loved was to hunt game for dinner.By the time davy was twelve he had moved three…

Over the next several years, he began to purchase slaves and a good deal of bank stock in Louisville. He bought a plantation in Louisville for $95,000 that had 83 slaves attached to it, as well as the Cypress Grove Plantation near Rodney, Jefferson County, Mississippi, bringing the total number of slaves under him above 200. In July 1811 he was called to the Indiana Territory, where he assumed control of Fort Knox after the commandant fled. In only a few weeks, he was able to restore order in…

Just 15 years after the Civil War, a small but detrimental act had changed everything. Both Mexico and the U.S. were both large in size, and had contested land separating them. Thousands of Mexicans and Americans died, but they were content and happy at first. It wasn’t a smart idea for them to mix since Mexico was Catholic and for anti-slavery, while the Americans were protestant and were pro-slavery. In 1846 the biggest dispute between Mexico and America happened, but the war wasn’t justified…