Republic of Texas

automatically become US citizens. Now Mexico gave people up and in return, the US had to leave them with all their land, protected if they stayed. “The Mexicans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States, and be admitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States) to the enjoyment of…

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…

events in Texas history, the battle of the Alamo. The battle of the Alamo was and has been controversial in that very little is known about what exactly happened during the siege. It was an event that caused a massive uproar during the Texas revolution and it also added more ire and will to succeed to the rebels at the time. The Alamo in blood in memory is the subtitle of the book and it implies that the event had left an imprint in Texas history and influenced the future and what Texas would…

members secured Mexico’s independence to maintain their control over governance, which resulted in emperor Iturbide. However, his abuse of power proved to be too much for the people, which changed the Empire to a Republic, in 1823. Between 1824-1832, three presidents ruled the republic in failure: 1) President Victoria- focused on foreign policy instead of the economy 2) President Guerrero- abolished slavery, expelled Peninsulares, and refused to give up power after an attempted Spanish…

The Mexican Revolution began in 1910, which ended dictatorship and establish a republic. Mexico was always going through rebellion. It had a difficult time finding a government that the people liked and supported. The main figures were Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. A constitution was drafted back in 1917, but it was reinforced into later on. The revolution was an attempt to overthrow the current president. This would result in civil war in which over 1…

The Civil War and its aftermath had great impacts on Native American tribes all across the country. At the start of the war, many tribes had decided to join the Confederacy, mostly because some of their tribe members had owned slaves. Since they were apart of the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy had decided to pay all of the annuities that the Government of the United States had provided. After the Civil War, the tribes that were apart of the Confederacy were severely punished. The…

For many Texans kid, including James E. Crisp, Sam Houston might become their childhood idol. The victory that Sam Houston bring for Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the Texas’ independence from Mexico. James E. Crisp, on his book Sleuthing the Alamo is investigating Sam Houston’s speech that he made to the soldiers at the small South Texas settlement called Refugio. Crisp was not investigating Sam Houston’s speech suddenly. Instead, Crisp found out that the content of his speech is…

The Texas revolution is a important historical event with its heroes such as Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin , Jim Bowie and Sam Houston. In the book Sleuthing The Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other mysterious of The Texas Revolution the author is faced with tracking the truth behind Sam Houston's speech. It all started when he was young with his exposure to the Texas revolution according to James Crisp in page 1 “The iconic heroes of the Texas Revolution were all around me, in the…

Laurence Shames states in his article, The More Factor, “Frontier; opportunity; more. This has been the American trinity from the very start.” Shames starts his article by giving the example of speculators who built provisional towns in Texas during the 1880’s. These businessmen would buy land; then they would then hire workers to lay out a Main Street, build a few makeshift buildings, and finally move out. After the town was built and deserted by the workers, the speculators would hire people…

The Battle of the Alamo The battle of the Alamo occurred during a period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading…