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    In 1820, Spain had opened up the territory of Texas to American colonization because it was unable to persuade its own citizens to settle the remote and fairly unpopulated land. The following year, however, Mexico gained independence from Spain. Mexico Continued Spain’s colonization plan after its independence in 1821. American colonization of Texas took place from 1821 until 1835. They were attracted here for three reasons; the first being cheap, inexpensive land. Undeveloped land in the…

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    Texas Immigration Policy

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    States more than any other country welcomes in its arms more immigrants and Texas, than any other state, lets in more foreign and domestic migrants. It’s almost half of all the newly arrived migrants residing in the mentioned state are born foreign. Amounting to over four million migrants, Texas has been considered as one of the top three states that has the most number of born foreign migrants living within its parameters. Texas immigration has been considered as both a consequence and a cause…

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    personal life for most of it. The four major moments one should pay attention to when discussing Houston’s time of leadership, are his time governing Tennessee, leading an army during the war for Texas independence, his time running Texas and lastly, his time as a member of the Senate for the state of Texas. Houston made decisions based on what he feels is the best for his people in the long run. In 1827, Houston ran for and won Tennessee’s gubernatorial race against Newton Cannon. At this…

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    Classroom technology has gone a long way since computer labs and teacher desktop computers. Amazingly, this long way is only five years old in many cases. Technology moves so fast that it is a wonder that school districts are able to keep up. Technology departments are always on the look out to stay in front of the developments and keep districts on the cutting edge with devices and classroom instruction. This requires sound leadership and vision in order to achieve. The first consideration…

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    “Someone I once knew wrote that we walk away from our dreams, afraid that we may fail or worse yet, afraid we may succeed” (IMDb, 2000, p. 1). This is a quote from William Forrester in the movie, Finding Forrester. The quote is saying that one does not conquer their dreams without courage. Finding Forrester is set in the busy city of New York. Here lives the teenage boy, Jamal Wallace, and an unlikely mentor named William Forrester. As a dare, Jamal breaks into Forrester’s apartment, and…

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    President Thomas Jefferson had an idea of expansion and once he convinced congress to allow him to send explores out west he did just that. Lewis and Clark headed the expedition that would lead them from the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean. They played a vital role in the growth of Young America because of this expedition. America had many needs during the time of Lewis and Clarks expedition. The reason why Lewis and Clark went on this expedition not only because President Jefferson…

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    decided that instead of abolishing slavery, a slave code would be issued to improve the lives of slaves. This racial legislation passed in Mexico after the Mexican Independence affected the southwest states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Spain's racial caste system that had been in place in the past was now demolished under Mexican control. The…

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    Firstname Lastname Instructor’s Name Course Number 14 September 2015 The Battle 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,…

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    The Plan de San Diego Revolt was an occasion in the historical backdrop of south Texas that has for quite some time been known to students of history of Mexico and of the Mexican Revolution. Named for the Texas town where it was declared, the Plan called for Tejanos to ascend, reclaim Texas from the Anglos, and return it to Mexico . Benjamin Heber Johnson review, Revolution in Texas, approaches the Plan de San Diego Revolt from a totally alternate point of view. This is on account of, in his…

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    destiny”. Even though one could say manifest destiny was present in America as early as the War of 1812, it gained immense popularity in the 1840’s. The idea of manifest destiny was popularized in the 1840’s due to proposed expansion into Oregon and Texas. The Oregon Country was a target for American expansionism in the 1800’s. The area had been jointly occupied by the…

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