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Sam Houston was a fighting soldier, he is popular for putting his hard work and dedication into making the state Texas into the United States as a constituent state. Sam worked and fought so hard, he was considered the father of Texas. His commitment and continuous labor along with his men conquered Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Battle at San Jacinto to lock in the independence of Texas from Mexico. He put so much effort into Texas that he performed duties as the senator and Governor after Texas became a state in 1845. Houston spent most of his time growing up in Tennessee, then went to Cherokee country.
1519 Alvarez de Pineda was the leader of the exploration to the Gulf of Mexico. He was the first European explorer to see and map the Texas coastline. However, Pineda did not explore the Texas land. 1528 Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca was the first European to actually explore the Texas land.
Bernardo de Galvez deserves recognition for shaping florida to be the way it is today. This Spanish born sailor sailed from his homeland to the eastern seaboard of the new world in 1777. Bernardo fought the british and claim Florida for spain which ended up becoming the 27th state. He also connected florida with other states which caused people to move there and gave florida allies before it was a state.
Fort Sumter is very important to the history of the United States. You should definitely consider putting it on your bucket list! It was Built over 155 years ago. There are about 1.3 million people going through it each year. If you visit South Carolina make sure you put Fort Sumter on you list of things to do because it will be a memory you will never forget!
Texas was one of the interior provinces of New Spain from 1690 until 1821. Spain was not quick to colonize Texas until they discovered France was attempting to colonize Texas. Many factors contributed to Texas almost failing as a Spanish Colony. A few factors that contributed to Texas almost failing as a Spanish Colony were it’s failed missions, the attempts from France to also colonize Texas, Native American resisted the Spanish presence and popultaion and Geography One of the reasons Texas almost failed as a Spanish Colony was that the Spanish established a number of unsuccessful missions in Texas.
Gordon Murphy Mrs. Nash English Honors 4 May 15, 2015 Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin may be the most important person in Texas history. His contributions to his family and later his town and state were invaluable. Stephen F. Austin's father's influence on him helped shape his life in such a way that his accomplishments lead to the founding of great state Texas. Stephen F. Austin was born in November 3, 1793 in Austinville, Virginia.
One of the most significant conflicts little known in history is the Battle of San Jacinto and is considered the most critical dispute of the Texas Revolution (Williams, 2014). On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston launched a surprise attack against the Mexican army. The event took place near present day Houston, Texas and only lasted a total of eighteen minutes. The Mexican army was led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. The Texans thoroughly routed the superior Mexican force at the Battle of San Jacinto and captured hundreds of Mexican soldiers including Santa Anna.
One cannot deny the contributions both men made towards Texas. Lamar’s aggressive approach helped the Republic through hard times and Houston’s timid approach added credibility to the new nation, which helped gain the annexation of Texas. They both were great leaders who helped Texas make its mark on the United States of America. Their great leadership and heroism portrayed should always be
Sam Houston was and still is a very big part of Texas, he accomplished many things that up to this day we still study and talk about. For example, one of his major accomplishments was gaining Texas independence from Mexico in 1836. Although it was a huge success it also came with a serious of challenges. Not only did he had to think about those challenges, but the Texans had to fight with a grieving heart. Many of the Texans lost family and friends in previous battles where general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna showed no mercy and massacred thousands of Texans.
2,000 highly trained British soldiers died compared to only about 13 American soldiers. At this time the British were the military force but they made so many mistakes it was hard to believe, one example is that they forgot to bring ladders to climb up the ramparts. The history book publisher wants to take out The War of 1812 just so we can save money. The publisher doesn't think The War of 1812 is necessary to learn because it wasn't important and it didn't help shape our future. We should keep The War of 1812 in our textbooks because it is a show of respect for those who had fallen, if we don't keep the war in it will almost be like all the American soldiers did was for nothing because nobody will know how we got where we are today
Texas was given its toponym from the word “Tejas”, meaning “friends” or “allies”. The place name indicates that a confederacy of multiple Southeastern Native American tribes, called the Caddo Nation, were the first to settle in Texas, since the word “Tejas” derives from the Caddo language. Texas borders Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Texas’s proximity to Louisiana allows access to the Port of South Louisiana, New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge. The Port of South Louisiana is the 4th biggest volume shipping port in the world and the largest bulk cargo port in the world and the three cities have a thriving film industry.
Houston is the largest city in Texas Houston originated out of 2 brothers Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen in 1836. The city was named after the leader of the Texas army during the war of independence from Mexico, Sam Houston. Oil transformed Houston into the 20th century.
In History 1111, it teaches a broad introduction to the development of the United States. From the casualty losses to major expansion, the United States has developed World History with each major aspect of important, historical events. In this course I have learned not only important events, but how to analyze them and how they affect our world today. History is a great topic because as we acknowledge past events, it influences the future. Events really mold the culture and society that everyone lives in.
The Alamo I. One would not believe that you could lose a battle, but win a war. Although, one group of people did just that. The Texans all died at the battle of the Alamo against the Mexicans. The Alamo was originally a church that was named after nearby Alamo trees. It was home to the battle of the Alamo that was a momentum shift for the battle of Texas Independence.
Research Questions In order to understand why patients choose to enroll or not to enroll in the YourView program, as well as discovering the barriers to enrollment, we will use the following three questions to guide our analysis: Question 1. What are the demographics of patients at EHMH? This question aims to complete the goal of understanding aspects of the patient that may potentially correlate with whether or not the patient is enrolled in the YourView patient portal.
