Texas Political Culture
Short Essay #1
The Old South consisted of many traits that helped sculpted Texas into becoming the state is it now. In The old south, it was common for agriculture to be priority. Cotton, tobacco, etc. just to name a few were considered cash valued crops. In the old south, many citizens had been apart of the military, or have fought in a battle within their lifetime. The old south was an era was citizens were in poverty, and the government was not stabilized with set boundaries and laws. During this era, Discrimination was still an ugly matter that was not even close to being resolved.
The Frontier Experience has affected Texas political culture in a variety of ways. As a matter of fact, the conservatism that Texas is known for carrying can be traced back to the frontier experience. Many stress the importance on Texan's struggle with Mexico and their conflicts with Native Americans as well. Eventually after Texas was had found its peace for a bit, problems with range …show more content…
The beginning of the European began with the arrival of the Spanish exploration in the 1500’s. Fast forward to 1861, Texas had decided to join the United States. The era where Texas was trying to find balance within the federal government and fair government for its citizens continued. Soon enough The Texas Constitution of 1876 was founded, and was considered the terms and conditions of our states rules and boundaries. The Texas Constitution of 1876 was influenced by many historical acts that had taken place, for example: The 1869 Reconstruction Constitution. However, a weak point of this document was that it provided the government with too much power. Eventually this led to the changes of Abolishing slavery (Amendment 13),Citizens to not be denied privileges or rights (amendment 14), Blacks to not be denied the right to vote because of their race. (Amendment
The Old South consisted of many traits that helped sculpted Texas into becoming the state is it now. In The old south, it was common for agriculture to be priority. Cotton, tobacco, etc. just to name a few were considered cash valued crops. In the old south, many citizens had been apart of the military, or have fought in a battle within their lifetime. The old south was an era was citizens were in poverty, and the government was not stabilized with set boundaries and laws. During this era, Discrimination was still an ugly matter that was not even close to being resolved.
The Frontier Experience has affected Texas political culture in a variety of ways. As a matter of fact, the conservatism that Texas is known for carrying can be traced back to the frontier experience. Many stress the importance on Texan's struggle with Mexico and their conflicts with Native Americans as well. Eventually after Texas was had found its peace for a bit, problems with range …show more content…
The beginning of the European began with the arrival of the Spanish exploration in the 1500’s. Fast forward to 1861, Texas had decided to join the United States. The era where Texas was trying to find balance within the federal government and fair government for its citizens continued. Soon enough The Texas Constitution of 1876 was founded, and was considered the terms and conditions of our states rules and boundaries. The Texas Constitution of 1876 was influenced by many historical acts that had taken place, for example: The 1869 Reconstruction Constitution. However, a weak point of this document was that it provided the government with too much power. Eventually this led to the changes of Abolishing slavery (Amendment 13),Citizens to not be denied privileges or rights (amendment 14), Blacks to not be denied the right to vote because of their race. (Amendment