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The culture of Texas is diverse, shaped by significant migration from the American North and West, differing from its eastern neighbours in the Deep South.It encompasses regional and cultural influences from German Texan, Tejanos, Cajuns, Irish, African American, and White Anglo-Southern communities established before the republic era and statehood.
Pages in category "British-American culture in Texas" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Cobb, James C. Away Down South : A History of Southern Identity (2005) Fischer, D. H. Albion's seed: Four British folkways in America Oxford University Press 1989; Gorn, E. J. "Gouge, and bite, pull hair and scratch: The social significance of fighting in the southern backcountry". American Historical Review (1985). 90:1, 18–43.
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The British even offered to guarantee Texas's borders with both the United States and Mexico. Texas was a tactical ally of Britain, which wanted a counterweight to the United States. Nonetheless, an independent Texas was probably inviable for financial reasons, and when the republic became a state in 1845, the legations were shut down.
The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]
Texas sage plants from Southwest Texas freeze in North Central Texas. Many types of yuccas get too much rain here. Our soils are too alkaline for bald cypress, water oak, and most types of pine trees.
Texas officials were at the moment deeply engaged in exploring settlements with Mexican diplomats, facilitated by Great Britain. Texas's predominant concern was not British interference with the institution of slavery – English diplomats had not alluded to the issue – but the avoidance of any resumption of hostilities with Mexico. [72]