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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…

Almanac of American military history. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO. The review of the book Sam Houston and the American Southwest highlighted that it is a scholarly account written by an expert on the role and impact of Sam Houston’s leadership in Texas, and the wider region. The author’s role as the author of the account is not questionable, the presentation of information is highly articulate, and the evidence provided supported the thesis of the book sufficiently. From the reviews made…

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

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…

It had been a long hot summer and Laura was ready for the change in weather and the change in scenery. Fall was really her favorite time of the year anyway. The cooler weather was also a much better time to make the move from the city to her new home in a quite rural community. The good deal she had gotten on the old farm house sitting on five acres was too good to pass up. She didn’t like the idea that there was only one bathroom, which was downstairs, but since it would only be her living…

Her stories then shift to the nucleus of life in the west side Barrio to her grandmother’s house. Like the hub of a wheel, all family life came from it and especially in the kitchen where they gathered making tamales at Christmas and learning life lessons sitting around the table beneath the light fixture. “A light socket, a light bulb and a dangling string, so primitive yet heartwarming, it was a sure sign of home,” she wrote. The tales fluctuate from climbing backyard chicken coops and trees,…

The Texan “Texas is neither southern nor western. Texas is Texas.”
William Blakley, U.S. Senator *** When I first arrived in Thailand, I entered the country without a visa, staying for 30 days and then paying immigration to extend my stay for another 15 days. Once the fifteen-day extension expired, I left the country to start the process all over again. The majority of the time, I took a bus to the border, crossed into Cambodia, and then turned right back around and re-entered Thailand. After…

Nechard Rajban Due: November 12, 15 Lecture 17 Summaries History of the U.S I The Mexican Colonization law of 1842 was passed in order for foreigners to be able to come to America and colonize Mexico. This allowed people to be able to gain ownership of land however citizens were granted the first preference and then foreigners had their pick. The Colonization Law also guaranteed to people land security and to be exempted from taxes for four years. This helped in protecting Mexico from the…

The Annexation of Texas caused great contempt and division among Americans, and arguments defending both sides were abundant. John O’Sullivan’s argument for the Annexation of Texas is superior compared to Thomas Corwin’s argument. O’Sullivan utilizes facts, the spirit of America, the antithesis, and the history of other foreign countries in America make a strong argument. O’Sullivan begins by declaring that Texas belongs to America. Texas is no longer a mere plot of land; it is American…