Texas Annexation

In the 1840’s American expanded into the western part of the United States. One of the biggest factors that lured Americans westword was the Manifest Destiny. The United States felt that they were to control the entire contient because God wanted it that way. Manifest Destiny became so wildy know that it started to appear in newspapers, debates, paintings, and advertisements. It was used to further territorial expansion in the west. Many believed that God himself blessed the growth of the United…

Texas Executive Branch Have you ever ask yourself if the state level executive branch is important? The answer is most defiantly yes, every branch of the state and federal government matter because of something called checks and balances. Checks and balances is a system that was created to make sure no branch of power gets more power than the other. Critics in the past have made points and arguments that the Texas Government is out of date, the governors office of Texas appears to be weak when…

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain - Literature Assessment Instructions: In response to your reading of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, respond to FOUR of the following questions here. 1.) What is the "ancient glory" of the town? What are some of the many ways Twain elaborates on this glory? The ancient glory of Hadleyburg is plainly the pure honesty of the people, and the town’s inability to become corrupted or plotted against itself. This glory is described as ancient…

Was the United States Justified in Going to War With Mexico? Mexicans and Americans are closer to war than ever before. When Texas gained its independence in 1836 there was a dispute in the borders. American troops were north of the Rio Grande when fired upon by a bigger force of Mexican troops. This event started the Mexican War. So should have the US have been able to go to war with Mexico. The United States was justified in going to war with Mexico because Mexicans are treating Texans…

Bear Flag Revolt What was the Bear Flag Revolt? The Bear Flag Revolt was from June to July 1846. It was a rebellion consisting of a small group of American settlers against the Mexican Government. The settlers wanted California to be it’s own state, but the Mexican government didn't want them be free. What lead up to the bear flag revolt? The American settlers had slowly worked their way into the California area. The political situation had been rough before but now it was even worse. The…

Assignment 3 Four years ago one out of every five children went hungry because of lack of food in their household. As every year comes and goes that number slightly increases as our population increases. This is not only a big city issue but it is also a small town issue that is being addressed not only by small town governments but by Federal and State level governments. Because hunger is such a huge issue it is important that we, as social workers, begin to look into the problem on a deeper…

colonize Texas, but we’re going to keep to the southern edge, leaving the…

As of 2013, various Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) companies have applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish an LNG refinery and export center in Brownsville, Texas. Throughout the process, several citizens – as well as business entities and city councils, have voiced their opposition or support of the facility. Statement of the Problem Inadequate representation The FERC is responsible for providing public hearing meeting for each new facility application received,…

the economic, social, and political aspects of the Chicano community throughout Texas. As a result, it was possible the election of the first two Mexican-American mayors and several others were able to run for political positions such as Ramsey Muniz in 1972 and Mario Compean in 1978, who ran for governor of Texas. Unfortunately, this political party did not last too long being effectively eliminated in 1978 by the Texas legislature “but by then it had left its mark on the political scene,…

change Texas back to its old values. Without doing this the congress and Texans were afraid they would not be able to maintain their tradition. Some of the values were, independence, small government, less 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…