Civil War DBQ

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In 1783, 13 states joined together to make “ a better union”. This alarmed Sam Houston because he believed that the Civil War would be a tragedy to the nation and a disaster to the South. Still, Texas became the seventh state to secede from the Union. The question is why did Texans fight in the Civil War? Why would they risk everything to protect their state? Texans fought in the Civil War because of their love for their state and family, to have state rights, and to preserve slavery.

Texans fought for the love of their state and families. This was the main reason some of the 65,000 Texans fought in the war. Some boys as young as 13 fought in the war for their family and Texas. John Rabb was one of them. He was 23 years old and served in the war for 4 years to protect his family. He wrote letters to his family when he was serving as a Texas Ranger. “ Our army is still going on. We will retreat till we find a sutible plase in Ala. ( Document D) …show more content…

Texans needed state rights because they wanted to make their own decisions about stuff like slavery, and tariffs. They also wanted to have the right to leave the Union if they wanted to. O.M. Roberts, who was the president of the Texas Secession Conventions stated “ The true theory of our (national) government as an association of sovereignties (independent states), and not a blended mass of people in one social compact.” He also said “ The crisis upon us not only the right of self government, but the maintenance of a great principle in the law of notions.” ( Document C). The South needed to preserve their rights, because without them they wouldn't have as much

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