History of Texas

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…

audacious attitude believing that they had a divine obligation to stretch their boundaries from the east coast to the west coast. In 1845 an editor and prominent democratic politician, John L. O’Sullivan, published an article on the annexation of Texas identifying the imperialistic endeavors of the U.S. with the phrase: Manifest Destiny. He stated, “Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.”(Henretta,…

The significance of the battle I have chose not only made Texas safer, but it also gave birth to our states national park! My bucket list dream is to travel the United States and to see all major historical landmarks. Without the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, the Texas-Indian War would not have ended. Of course history would take a different course to have eased these tensions had this battle not occurred, but it certainly would not be as epic of a tale as the one written about in this paper. Palo…

The NFL was formed in 1920. The NFL had 14 teams at its inception. The NFL currently has 32. NFL football has developed into the most popular sport in North America. The NFL has gone through many changes throughout its tenure, such as rule changes and safety precautions. At the end of the season, the two best teams face off against one another in the Super Bowl game. The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event of the year. Every year, all 32 teams are eligible to enter the NFL Draft. In…

and Robert F. Stockton. Many battles took place in the Mexican American war. It was a war that Mexico lost. It lasted two years from 1846 to 1848. The Mexican American war was so important in American history because we won what is known today as New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Texas, and western Colorado which Is part of the western expansion. Zachary Taylor was a Major General he played an important role in the Mexican American war. Taylor was born in Virginia and moved to…

In 1846, the annexation of the Oregon territory occurred, but at the same time the Mexican War had just barely started. The Mexican War lasted from 1846 to 1848. The war was in Texas, over territorial issues. Also, Texas won its independence from Mexico in 1836 (Background Essay, paragraph 4), and Mexico wanted Texas back. Mexico thought their land extended to the Nueces River, but the border was actually the Rio Grande(Hook Exercise, Map). Also, President Polk was looking for a reason to go to…

George Walker Bush 43rd president U.S Governor for texas Born July 6, 1946 (age 70) New Haven Connecticut Went to Yale, Phillips Academy, Harvard Business School, The Kinkaid School He was President while the 9/11 attacks happened His election for presidency was one of the closest elections in history Oldest and has 5 other siblings George Walker Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush Family has been in politics and Business for a long time Grandpa was a banker and a Republican Senator Father was a…

of the Alamo The Alamo is the name given to an eighteenth century mission located in modern days San Antonio, Texas. Originally designed as a roman-catholic mission, the Alamo also served as a fortified structure whose original purpose was to withstand attacks by native American tribes. In 1836, the Alamo became the battleground of one of the most symbolic freedom battles in US history: The Battle to the Alamo, which raged between February 23 and March 6th, 1836. Here, I aim at understanding…

There have been a lot of fundamental wars and battles in the history of the United States. From the Revolutionary War to our ongoing military intervention against ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), all these battles/wars have played major roles in the outcome of the United States history. One battle that shaped up the United States would have to be the Battle of Palo Alto. The Battle of Palo Alto saw the first battle between Mexico and the United States, which would eventually lead to…

The Texas Revolutionary War is a war that is depicted by the American people to be a war that was fought and was justified to better the lives of the Texian and American people, making the Texian’s the “good guys” in the American point of view in this war. My beliefs is that the Mexican Government was only trying to defend their struggling government and land from being taken over by Anglo settlers from the United States that believed in slavery and also was against a Centralized Mexican…