Ma And Pa Ferguson's Influence On Texas History

Rick Perry’s actions as a governor has greatly impact the state of Texas. During his tenure, the state economies

1. The Texas Constitution signaled the return of democratic control of the government and, along with that control, a weak governor and a decentralized state government. 2. That philosophy is still the governing principle of the Texas Constitution, although it is debatable whether such a principle is appropriate in the diverse, urban state that Texas has become. 3.

On May 9, 1840, Houston married 21 year old Margaret Moffette Lea of Marion, Alabama. She hindered his drinking habits. They had 8 children together. They were Sam Houston Jr., Nancy Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary William, Antoinette Power, Andrew Jackson Houston, William Rogers, and Temple Lea Houston.

Sam Houston ran for the presidency against Stephen F. Austin; Sam won the presidential race and became the first president of the Republic of Texas (tshaonline.org). During his first term, which lasted from October 22, 1836 to December 10, 1838, he faced many problems such as the fear of the Mexicans invading, the lack of money and supplies, and the rejection of his annexation proposal with the United States (shalhp 57-60). However, during his first term as a president, he accomplished things like trading with European nations and stabilizing the financial situation of Texas (shalhp 60). After serving his first term, he was succeeded by Mirabeau B. Lamar (pbs.org) However, after Lamar's term, Houston was again voted as the president of Texas in which he served from December 13,1841 to December 9, 1844.

Andrew Johnson was born in North Carolina and had a pretty poor childhood. He was self-taught and didn’t go to school. He married a woman named Eliza McCardle and had 5 children. However, after he grew up and became a senator, he went on to become the 17th president we know as Andrew Johnson. He was appointed after Abe Lincoln got shot.

Race Relations in Texas History Texas has long been regarded as The Lone Star State, and throughout its history, attracted many different cultures and ethnicities to call it home. Some migrated to the land for gold, other to escape religious persecution in European countries. From the early contact with Native Americans to the discrimination of illegal immigrants in present day, the history of Texas teems with examples of issues of races relations. Texas’ long battle with racism began with the discovery of the Mexico and Texas area in the 1500s by the Spanish. Motivated by the fabled riches and cities of gold to be found in the new world, these men, known as conquistadors, began a journey into unknown territory, and with them, brought immense

When you hear “Remember the Alamo” you always think of that pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. The drawing the line in the dirt story that Travis “drew” for those to either stay and fight or go as they chose. Well, this is about the women that decided to stay after that line was drawn. There is a lot of controversy on who were the actual survivors of the Alamo. As history is told after the battle of the Alamo, General Santa Anna spared the women, children and Travis’ slave named Joe. Of the seven women spared six were Hispanic women also known as Bexareña women and the other one was an Anglo woman. Their names were Concepción Charlé Gortari Losoya, Andrea Castañon de Villanueva also known as Madam Candelaria, Juana Navarro Pérez Alsbury, Gertrudis Navarro, Ana Salazar Castro Esparza, Juana Fransisca Losoya Melton and Susanna Wilkerson. All of these women either had a son, brother, brother-in-law, or husband fighting for the Texas side of the Texas Revolution. The women marched out of the Alamo at gunpoint into the sea of blood and dead bodies. Apparently, after this, they were questioned and Santa Anna showing compassion had given “two silver pesos and a blanket” (129) only after the pledge an oath of allegiance to Mexico and were told return home.

Would you expect a young, black, educated slave, to be a leader of one of the most bloodiest slave rebellions ever? On October of 1800, Nathaniel “Nat” Turner was born a slave on Benjamin Turner’s plantation in Southampton County, VA. He was allowed to read, write and learn religion (“Nat Turner”). Samuel Turner was in a lot of debut so Reverend Zalthall set up appointments for Nat to preach to slaves from plantation to plantation. The slave owners hoped this would make their slaves want to work willing and to be obedient. In return the slave owners would pay Samuel Turner. While preaching, Nat has experienced the way his people were being treated. This bothered him so he started up a meeting for anybody who wanted to rebel(Birth of a Nation).

James Bowie was born in Kentucky in 1796 but spent most of his life in Louisiana. He started to become famous in 1827 and because of the Sandbar Fight. James Bowie moved to Texas in 1830. Bowie joined the military of Texas and took part and lead forces in the Battle Of Conception and in the Grass Fight. In early 1836 he arrived in the Alamo and led the volunteer forces until he became ill and weak and he died in early March(March sixth) along with the other defenders of the Alamo.

The governor of Texas is also able to estimate the total amount of taxation

Emmett Till The murder of Emmett Till was a big part of the Civil Rights. Back then it was easy for a white man to get away with doing things to colored people because only white people were on the jury. The way Till was murdered was such a horrible way to die. He got punished for doing something that he didn’t know was against the law.

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Harriet was born June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut to Lyman and Roxanna Beecher. She was one of 13 children. All of her brothers followed in their father's footsteps to become ministers and her sister, Catharine Beecher, was a teacher and author, she also helped Harriet in her social views. Harriet grew up in a influential home, her father was a minister and pro anti-slavery. All these things help Harriet become the person she was.

One of his first acts was at the Bleeding Kansas, a political confrontation about anti-slavery and pro-slavery in the State of Kansas. Brown, with his sons and other followers planned to murder some settlers who were pro-slavery. Browns and his followers killed all five of them after kidnapping them from their beds with broadswords (NPR). The shocking part was that none of the five men killed were

Texas has a long history that deals with slavery and the effects it had on the Republic before and after it joined the United States. It is easily identifiable and rational to come about the relationship between slavery and secession. Before Texas won their independence from Mexico in 1836, the Anglos had already been dependent upon slavery. However, the Spanish had not allowed this and thought it to be “inhumane”. The Spanish were willing to adjust for the Anglos’ wellbeing in Texas. After the Texas Revolution, slavery in Texas began to grow. Many Anglos and Tejanos had become accustomed to having slaves labor for them. Along with the slave owners already residing in the area, more settlers from the south states of the union, were migrating