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Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse or systems collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence. [1]
On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university [15] (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 ...
The United States insisted that its purchase also included most of West Florida and all of Texas. [64] Thomas Jefferson claimed that Louisiana stretched west to the Rocky Mountains and included the entire watershed of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and their tributaries, and that the southern border was the Rio Grande.
Empires are costly and inefficient, and imperialism is costly and counterproductive, with both combining to generate the very forces that eventually bring about imperial downfall. Opinion - Why ...
The Republic of Texas (Spanish: República de Tejas), or simply Texas, was a country in North America. [3] It existed for close to 10 years, from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. Texas shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande, and the United States. The Republic had engaged in some complex relations with various countries.
Mexican General José de Urrea led a contingent of troops on the Goliad Campaign up the Texas coast, defeating all Texian troops in his path and executing most of those who surrendered. Santa Anna led a larger force to San Antonio de Béxar (or Béxar), where his troops defeated the Texian garrison in the Battle of the Alamo , killing almost ...
Fredonian Rebellion Approximate location of the Republic of Fredonia Date December 21, 1826 – January 31, 1827 (1 month, 1 week and 3 days) Location Nacogdoches Result Mexican victory Belligerents Mexico Texian rebels Commanders and leaders Guadalupe Victoria Stephen F. Austin Haden Edwards Benjamin Edwards Strength 375 Unknown Casualties and losses 0 0 The Fredonian Rebellion or Texan ...
Tejanos, Texas residents of Mexican descent, were soon vastly outnumbered by Anglos. By 1834, an estimated 30,000 Anglos lived in Coahuila y Tejas, [6] compared to only 7,800 Tejanos. [7] By 1833, Texas was divided into three political divisions: the Department of Béxar, the Department of Nacogdoches, and the Department of the Brazos. [8]