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Star Republic Of Texas
Location
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Between U.S.N.A. and the U.S.M. |
Texas was colonized by Spain in sixteen hundred and ninety, which is very
late considering Spain had visited Texas before. Up until this year they
had no serious interest in settling it until France made its intentions
known to settle the areas near it. Because their efforts were only for
show, Spain made only mediocre efforts to settle, and eventually allowed
immigrants from the American colonies to come in, as they helped boost
the population and economy quickly. Things were going fine, until eighteen
hundred and thirty-five, when President Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna abolished
Mexico's democracy and took the position of Dictator. The following year
the settlers overthrew the Spanish rule and claimed the colony as their
own.
For the first few years of its existence, Texas had considered joining
the union, however seeing the differences between the North and the South
were deepening, they opted to avoid the opportunity altogether. Ironically,
Mexico saw good relations with Texas as part of maintaining good relations
with the United States of America, whom they frequently traded with.
During the brief U.S.N.A. civil war of eighteen hundred and fifty, Texas
did gain quite a profit by assisting the south. After the re-union of eighteen
hundred and sixty, Texas continued to be an independent nation. It wasn't
until nineteen hundred and nine that Texas saw major economic growth. The
discovery of oil in Beaumont made Texas one of the richest countries at
the beginning of the new century. Since then their economy shows no signs
of weakening.
In addition to being a major player in the petroleum industry, Texas is
also a large player in the agriculture industry. A good portion of its
population are slaves. Above all, Texas masters are known for their excessive
cruelty to their stock.
It should also be noted that the human slaves were force to leave the country
at the turn of the century, they were either chased across the border or
sent via ship back to Africa. Only a small portion of Texas is non-white.
These would be the native Americans, and a handful of Tejanos *1
who are hardly tolerated.
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descendants of the Spanish & Mexican settlers) |
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