They hoped to outlaw slavery in the lands attained from Mexico. ... Purchase of New Mexico for $5 million. 4. ... A stitched flag, whose star and a grizzly bear's likeness, was raised on the public square in Sonoma. ... Polk's War. ... In 1848, the first Women's Right's meeting was held in upstate New York. ...
The Texas Revolution, what significance does it carry in shaping nowadays Lone Star state? ... With its Lone Star flag, The Republic of Texas maintained independence until 1845, when it became part of the United States of America. ... Subsequent to his serving in the war of 1812, he was committed to moving the Cherokees to a reservation. ... Within the borders of the newly acquired Texas, Houston's tenure made him a George Washington of the Lone Star state. ... In the wake of the Civil War outbreak, the elected governor, Houston, refused to pledge allegiance to the Confederate states. ...
Some Europeans were executed because of treason, stealing, murder, prisoners of war, people believing they were witches and many other ridiculous reasons. ... In 1923, the state of Texas got rid of hanging as a form of capital punishment and instituted the electric chair as a new form of capital punishment. ... In doing so Texas policymakers hoped to get some public pressure of its back about its death penalty policy. ... The short- termed effect of this new law was that executions virtually stopped while it was being appealed. ... The DNA tests came back in positive in August, and a new Septe...
