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How Did Texas Fight In The Civil War
Why fight in a battle that you have no reason to fight in? Sometimes, you have your own causes that other people might not see. After Abraham Lincoln was elected as president in 1860, the southerners were not happy, and were afraid of losing their right to own slaves. They began to rebel and that was how the Civil War began. Texas was in the U.S., but this might not have been there fight, so why did Texans fight in the war? I believe they fought in the Civil War, because of states rights, Texas love and pride, and to preserve slavery.
First, a large reason why Texans fought in the war was states rights. “The true theory of our government as an association of sovereignty and not a blended mass” (document C). This shows that the government needs
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