The Texas Revolution

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This paper discusses the much-debated question of whether the Texas Revolution was a war of independence, or an act of piracy by the increasingly expansionist United States. The author discusses Sam Houston's controversial life and his leadership of the revolution. The background, events and issues of the Texas Revolution are also described and the author argues that the rebellion was not justified, even if it may have been inevitable and to some extent, understandable.

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"To look at the seeds of the conflict between Texas and Mexico that gave rise to revolution, one could say that the settlers entered into a contract with Mexico, and agreed to terms that most of them had no intention of obeying, while Mexico did not, at least not at first, make much of an effort to make sure that the settlers upheld their part of the bargain. Thus if one must take a 'side' on the debate, the revolution was not justified under the terms of the agreement, although Mexico may have been naive to think that it could avoid a culture clash in a state that was rapidly becoming more American than Mexican in its culture, that it had failed to govern with a strong hand for most of its early history."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Campbell, Randolph. Sam Houston and the American Southwest. New York: Harper Collins College Publishers, 1993
• "Causes of the Texas Revolution." History. University of Austin. 13 Feb 2008. http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/lpatrick/his1693/causes.html
• Nostro, Rita. "Sam Houston." Hyper History. 12 Feb 2008. http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b4houstonsam.htm

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