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Texas Secession

T‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍exas was the seventh state to secede and the last to secede before the firing at Fort Sumter signaled the start of the Civil War. South Carolina led the charge in December of 1860, right after the election of Abraham Lincoln. The people of Texas had differing views on whether Texas should secede or not, particularly in light of the many recent transformations Texas had gone through beginning with Independence from Mexico, becoming its own Republic, and then being Annexed by the United States. Though Texas would secede, there were many opponents to this move, includi‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍ng Sam Houston. For this Enrichment Activity, I want you to make an argument either for or against Texas secession based on the module readings–taking into account what you believe is in the best interest of the state at the time of secession. Make sure you use evidence from the readings to support your argument (quote and cite to at lease two different sources from the class readings). Sources to be used

 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/secession https://texasproud.com/texas-secession-convention-of-1861/ https://civilwarcauses.org/houston.‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍htm

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Most states seceded from the united states based on the issues of slavery and state rights. President Abraham aimed to stop slavery and alter some Americans' rights, leading to the Texas secession crisis. However, there were differing arguments on secession among the Texans; although Texas state faced the threat of scraping the slavery institutions and altering various rights by president Abraham, the decision to secession was inappropriate. 

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