Perry Governor of Texas 3/14/2011 Name Here Class Here Table of Content Life Page 2-4 Priorities Page 5-7 Governor Organizations Page 8-11` Roles of a Governor Page 12 Future Page 13 Work Cite Page 14 Life As a fifth generation Texan‚ Governor Rick Perry has taken an extraordinary Texas journey‚ from a tenant farm in the rolling West Texas plains to the governor’s office of our nation’s second largest state.Texas’ 47th governor‚ and the first Texas A&M graduate to occupy
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why the violence? In February of 1861‚ Texas was the seventh state to secede from the Union‚ two months later a bloody battle was engaged between the Union‚ the North‚ and those who seceded‚ the Confederacy. After all Texas has been through to receive independence and gain an annexation to the United States‚ why have they entered another war? Texas enlisted into the Civil War believing they had the right to make their own decisions on states’ rights. Texas considered blacks as a lower being‚ and
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Mexico opened fire on Americans north of the Rio Grande‚ which happened to be the Texas-Mexico border. As a result of this event‚ President Polk declared war between the two countries‚ although‚ due to prior events‚ it seemed more reasonable for Mexico to be doing so. The United States was not justified in going to war with Mexico because they robbed land from them‚ brought slaves into Texas‚ and occupied land on the Texas-Mexico border. One reason the Mexican War was not justified was because the
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in crowed cities and suburbs. 2. Name the three cities in Texas that are three of the largest in US? 2 Houston‚ San Antonio and Dallas 3. What are the three diverse economic businesses in Texas? 4 Oil and gas producer now work alongside high-tech companies‚ telecommunications giants‚ and other important business sectors. 4. In what areas does Texas consistently rank at the bottom in state spending compared to other states? 4 Texas consistently ranks near the bottom of the states in spending
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mostly because of Texas’s border confusion. When Texas won its independence from Mexico‚ they stated that the "great big river of the south" would be the border‚ but because of Texan’s vagueness‚ Mexicans thought the Nueces River was the border‚ while the U.S. and Texas claims they were talking about the Rio Grande. The reasons America was justified in going to war with Mexico is the fact that Mexico had not exert any governmental attention to Texas‚ many Americans were already there‚ and they passed
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Anahuac Middle School The Life of Samuel Houston Christina Roberson Rasbeary~7th Christina Roberson Anahuac Middle School The life of Samuel Houston Rasbeary~7th Samuel Houston was born March 2 1793‚ in Rockbridge county‚ Virginia‚he was the fifth of nine children. When Samuel was 14 years old his father died and his mother moved her 9 children to the frontier village of Maryville‚ Tennessee. After he worked in the Maryville general store Samuel joined the army at the age of 20. He attracted
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The Mexican American War was a conflict between the United States and Mexico. This was a battle for land where Mexico was fighting to keep what they thought was their property and the U.S. desired to retain the disputed land of Texas and obtain more of Mexico’s northern lands. There were two main causes of the Mexican War. First‚ the idea of “Manifest destiny” meaning the belief that America had a God-given right to occupy and civilize the whole continent. As large number of Americans migrated towards
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sacrificed for principle all he had ever won or wanted. He was a Southerner‚ and yet he steadfastly maintained his loyalty to the Union. He could be all things to all menand yet‚ when faced with his greatest challenge‚ he was faithful to himself and to Texas. When still a dreamy and unmanageable boy‚ he had run away from his Tennessee frontier home‚ and was adopted by the Cherokee Indians‚ who christened him Co-lon-neh‚ the Raven. An infantry officer under Andrew Jackson in 1813‚ his right arm had been
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territory that include California‚ Utah‚ Nevada‚ Arizona and New Mexico (Mexican-American War‚ N/A). Mexico Severed relations with the United States in March 1845‚ A little bit after the U.S. annexation of Texas. James K. Polk Sent John Slidell on a secret Mission to negotiate the disputed Texas border in Mexico City. U.S. purchase New Mexico and California for up to $30 million.
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of my own decisions one thing my parents enforced and placed in my future was attending college. Being the youngest of three daughters‚ Crystal‚ the oldest‚ graduated from the University of Austin and Destinee‚ the middle child‚ graduated from Texas State University‚ applies my parents to have huge expectations for me which I plan to fulfill with determination and dedication. Growing up‚ my father always told my sisters and me‚ “Whatever your choices are know you are representing the Smiths’ and
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