Which term introduced in chapter 5 references “bent” or “flattened” tones lying outside traditional European-based scale structures that reflect particular African American melodic characteristics? blue notes.

William Christopher Handy

Blind Lemon Jefferson

In 1890, George W. Johnson, a former slave, became the first African-American musician to make commercial records. During his short but successful singing career, Johnson sold thousands of recordings.

Country Music from Texas has been popular since the spread of the cowboy culture in the late 1800s. Texas helped popularize Country Music through the world and the state’s rich and varied traditions continue to redefine Country Music.

Texas

When you think of country music, you probably think of the South. However, country singers have come from all over the United States, even Canada (Shania Twain) and Australia (Keith Urban).

the Republic of Texas

TEXAS

In 1845, Texas joined the union as the 28th state.

In March 1836, a second political convention declared independence and appointed leadership for the new Republic of Texas. Determined to avenge Mexico’s honor, Santa Anna vowed to personally retake Texas. The Mexican troops were quickly routed, and vengeful Texians executed many who tried to surrender.

The law specifically banned any additional American colonists from settling in Mexican Territory (which included both California and Texas, along with the areas that would become Arizona, parts of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.) It also outlawed slavery in Texas.

Houston’s

On September 27, 1835, Domingo de Ugartechea, the commander of Mexican troops in Texas, dispatched Francisco de Castañeda and 100 dragoons with orders to retrieve the cannon—without firing a shot if at all possible.

Sam Houston

That summer he married a Cherokee woman, Tiana Rogers. “Tiana was his wife,” James wrote, “her barbaric beauty a part of the solace he had found, as he said, amid ‘the lights and shadows of forest life.

The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna. Many Mexicans felt exactly the same way.

SAM HOUSTON WAS A LEADER WHO SOUGHT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF HIS TIME. HE FACED HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE DURING HIS FIGHT AGAINST TEXAS SECESSION FROM THE UNION. Houston moved with his family to Ten- nessee when he was 14. Houston enlisted in the U.S. Army when the War of 1812 erupted on the frontier.

His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for emancipation of slaves in Texas, which would undermine slavery in the United States.

On July 14, 1984, at age 26, Abbott was paralyzed below the waist when an oak tree fell on him while he was jogging following a storm. He had two steel rods implanted in his spine, underwent extensive rehabilitation at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston and has used a wheelchair ever since.

Sam Houston was the hero of Texas. He was elected president of the new Texas Republic on September 5, 1836 and then as U.S. Senator after the area was annexed by the United States. He later became governor of Texas in 1859, becoming the only man to serve as governor of two different states.

No. The Texas Rising true story reveals that, unlike what is shown in the miniseries, Emily D. West was not caught at the Alamo, having gone there to buy her brother out of slavery. Historians believe that Emily was kidnapped by Mexican cavalry on April 16, 1836, more than a month after the Battle of the Alamo ended.

Samuel Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American soldier and politician. An important leader of the Texas Revolution, Houston served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas, and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in the United States Senate.

Margaret Lea Houstonm. 1840–1863

Narrative History of Texas Annexation Sixteen years after Texas joined the United States, in January 1861, the Secession Convention met in Austin and adopted an Ordinance of Secession on February 1 and a Declaration of Causes on February 2.

Sam Houston ran twice for Texas governor, first in 1857 and, successfully, in 1859. He thus became the only person so far to serve as governor of two states. Just as in Tennessee, however, he resigned the office.