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... already dangerous mixture . In 1836 the American settlers in Texas , having avenged the massacre at the Alamo by their victory at the battle of San Jacinto , declared their independence from Mexico , and installed Sam Houston as ...
... already dangerous mixture . In 1836 the American settlers in Texas , having avenged the massacre at the Alamo by their victory at the battle of San Jacinto , declared their independence from Mexico , and installed Sam Houston as ...
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... already losing ground alarmingly . The balance of despondency , North and South , was in fact an illusion . The South had already lost much of the borderland : Maryland , western Virginia , most of Kentucky and much of Missouri . Wide ...
... already losing ground alarmingly . The balance of despondency , North and South , was in fact an illusion . The South had already lost much of the borderland : Maryland , western Virginia , most of Kentucky and much of Missouri . Wide ...
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... already the sixth largest export of the United States . The years of civil strife had seen one of the greatest of American industries through the early stages of infancy – a coincidence which reflects the impact of war not at all , but ...
... already the sixth largest export of the United States . The years of civil strife had seen one of the greatest of American industries through the early stages of infancy – a coincidence which reflects the impact of war not at all , but ...
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