JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
THE TRAIL OF TEARS
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Loyalty to one’s own region or section of the country
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is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify any federal laws
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the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.
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The Texans held off an army of 6, 000 for 13 days.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of the Alamo during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico lasted thirteen days, from February 23, 1836-March 6, 1836. In December of 1835, a group of Texan volunteer soldiers had occupied the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission located near the present-day city of San Antonio.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 6, 1836, after 13 days of intermittent fighting, the Battle of the Alamo comes to a gruesome end, capping off a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. Mexican forces were victorious in recapturing the fort, and nearly all of the roughly 200 Texan defenders-including frontiersman Davy Crockett-died.
Detailed explanation-3: -Siege of the Alamo: 13 Days Under Fire. This handbill, dated February 23, 1836, is for 30 head of cattle received by William B.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Battle of the Alamo was fought between the Republic of Texas and Mexico from February 23, 1836 to March 6, 1836. It took place at a fort in San Antonio, Texas called the Alamo. The Mexicans won the battle, killing all of the Texan soldiers inside the fort.