its effortsto
secede fromtheUnited Statesin 1861. Thisincludesthe Mexican War,resolution ofthe Texas boundary
dispute as part ofthe Compromise of 1850,significant population and economic growth fromimmigration to
Texas, and the involvement oftheU.S. Army in frontier defense.
CivilWar and Reconstruction (1861‐1874)‐This era deals with the reasonsforseceding fromtheUnited States
in 1861,the impact ofthe ensuing war, and the resulting effortsto reshape Texasfollowing the war by the
military,federal, and state governments. Thisincludesthe issues brought about by the growth ofslavery in
Texas,the individuals and events which demonstrate the social, political, and economic impact ofthe Civil War
on Texas, and the events and actionsthat constituted effortsto reconstruct Texasfollowing the war.
Cotton, Cattle and Railroads(1865‐1900)‐This era deals with the return to cotton driven agriculture afterthe
Civil warin 1865,the rise of cattle during and afterreconstruction,the development ofrailroads and the
effectsthatthe different enterprises had on each other and on life in Texas untilthe turn ofthe century. This
includessystems utilized to return these industriesto growth,the impact of expansion into West Texas,
particularly on the remaining independentIndian peoples, and the variousreformmovementsthatresulted
fromthe interactions.
Age ofOil(1894‐1935)‐This era deals with the vastrange of oil discoveries beginning with Corsicana in 1894
through the East Texas Field development by 1935 and the impactthatsuch discoveries had on the social,
political, and economic development of Texas and the world. Thisincludesmajor discoveries at Spindletop,
the growth of Texas economic and political influence due to oil,the impact ofthe Mexican Revolution on
Mexican Immigration to Texas,the role of Texas and Texansin WWI, and the effectsthat oilrevenue had on
Texassociety.
Texasin theGreatDepression andWorldWarII(1929‐1945)‐This era deals with the effects oftheGreat
Depression on Texas beginning in 1929 through to the role Texas and Texans played in WWII. Thisincludesthe
effortsto improve the Texas economy,the impact oftheDust Bowl, and the economic and social changes
brought about by WWII efforts, especially the role ofthe federal governmentin growing the Texas wartime
economy.
Civil Rights and Conservatism (1945‐1980)‐This era deals with themovementsforsocial change and equality
that began after WWII in 1945 and continued into the 1970s as well asthe politicalshift away fromTexans'
long‐held allegiance to theDemocratic Party, which becamemore liberal after World WarII,to supportforthe
increasingly conservative Republican Party by 1980. Thisincludes efforts byHispanics and African Americans
to have equal access and treatment,the effects of national and state political controversies, and
interdependence ofthe Texas economy with the nation and world.
Contemporary Texas(1980‐Present)‐This era deals with the events and issuesfacing Texansfrom1980 to
present. Thisincludesthe role of Texas politically and economically,the impact ofrecent conflicts on Texas,
and the issuesfacing Texasin the present and future
Because the eras easily seperate what happened in history and is easier to understand
identify the major eras in u. s. history from 1877 to present
Earth's history is divided into eras.
There are so far 4 Eras in the earths history. the one that started the beginning if the earths history: Precambrian Time. The one after that was the Paleozoic Era, which means "ancient life." next was mesozoic which means "middle life" the one we are in is called the Cenozoic Era which means" recent life." * All Eras ended with a mass extinction.
to look up the history of the world and analyze the data from different eras and cultures
Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic. :)
Yes, and the order's correct too.
Because the eras easily seperate what happened in history and is easier to understand
There were several major eras of one party domination in American History. A couple of the eras was the Great Depression and the 1960s.
epochs or eras
identify the major eras in u. s. history from 1877 to present
The geological time scale is the history of the earth. This is in the eras period and epochs.
there are three, but we live in one of them :)
Earth history is primarily divided into eras.
precambrian era, paleozoic era, mesozoics era, cenozoic era
Denis McQuail
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