train travel texas Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/train-travel-texas Sun, 05 Jun 2016 14:37:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Travel to Texas http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-texas.html http://toursmaps.com/travel-to-texas.html#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:00:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=205376 Statehood, the Civil War, and the Late Nineteenth Century Both the Mexican War and statehood complicated the relationship between the United States and Texas. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo remained silent on the issue of land partitioning, and Texas’s land claims encompassed parts of New Mexico, including Santa Fe an expansionist move much disputed by Nuevomexicanos. In 1850, Santa Fe’s government proclaimed its independence, drawing New Mexico’s border well east of the Rio Grande River. Simultaneously, Congress passed a boundary act and four bills, collectively termed the Compromise of 1850. This series of legislation forced Texas to cede one-third of

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