Texas Rangers

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…

Secession Final Decision Paper – Guadalupe County Guadalupe County has voiced their demands and the residents are in favor of secession and as their representative, the vote will be cast to secede. The citizens of Guadalupe County Texas have made this vital decision concerning the future of their state because they ultimately feel it is necessary for their wellbeing. The reasons that Guadalupe County residents have asked the vote for secession to be cast is because their basic needs are not…

Quanah Parker. The army and Indians fought over 20 battles on the Texas panhandle around the Red River from 1874 to 1875. HENRY O.FLIPPER 1877 The first African American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point was Henry O. Flipper. STAKED PLAINS HORROR July 26, 1877 Captain Nicholas Nolan took 60 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers from Fort Concho across Texas chasing some Comanches that had been raiding. Texas was having a very bad drought. After chasing the Comanches…

Southwest Airlines Co. (SWA), the model for spending upstarts all over the place, has turned into the biggest local carrier in the United States, by number of travelers conveyed. More than 70 million travelers fly SWA every year to around 60 goals around the nation. Travelers have found that Southwest 's absolute bottom valuing makes right around another type of transportation, more in rivalry with the vehicle than different aircrafts. They will spurn in-flight dinners, things exchanges, and…

The War was a result of the United States Annexation of Texas. Texas was its own Republic from 1836 through 1845 after winning it war for Independence. Mexico although never recognized its independence while the United States did recognize Texas as a sovereign country in 1837 but it did decline to annex the territory. Mexico originally permitted a few hundred Americans to move into its territories of which settled in some areas of Texas and New Mexico. It was the Austin Family who originally…

Executing an Innocent Man " Death row” , this quotation remind me of a story that happened in Texas in 1991 for Todd Willingham, as detailed by the Travis County District Court of Texas. The latter was executed as he was found guilty of the murder of this three children in a fire that took place at their home. The official document also emphasizes that the wrongful execution of Willingham is a tragedy and must never happen again. Thus there are two objectives to this document. The first is the…

land” (McCaffrey, Page 31) which overweighed the ideas of their chances of getting hurt and sacrifices some of them would have to make for their country. Another reason was some of the soldiers’ need to “avenge the deaths of the men killed during the Texas Revolution” (McCaffrey, page 31), they wanted revenge on Mexicans for the American men they killed and that drove them to join the army. The Mexican War had many positive aspects to it that overshadowed all of the negative aspects of it that…

Although “Don’t Mess With Texas” is the slogan for an anti-littering campaign launched by the Texas Department of Transportation, the implications of that phrase reach far beyond roadside cleanliness. Texans are stalwart defenders of their history and culture, perhaps rivaling their patriotism for the United States. As author John Steinbeck put it, “I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion.” Based on…

During the 14th and 15th centuries the Apache Indian tribe was required by cultural mandate to leave as little imprint on the land as possible. The practice of leaving no trace of their occupation in an area makes it difficult for archaeologist to locate and identify archaeological sites for the Apache Indians during that time period. This makes it difficult to answer any questions about the Apache tribe during the 14th and 15th centuries. Adding to the frustration is the fact that the Apache…

Houston Unlike the previous examples of courage, whose actions lasted almost entirely during their terms as Senators, Sam Houston’s courage is separated into two distinct periods: his terms as a Texas Senator, and his term as Governor of Texas. During his terms as both a Senator and a Governor of Texas, he argued greatly against the Kansas-Nebraska Act and Secession from the Union respectively, all the while being criticized and undergoing the three pressures that Kennedy outlines in his…