Another thing I learned here: the only non-Mexican to survive the Alamo was the slave of the Texan commander. The Mexicans, a civilized people, had already abolished slavery, so they spared him.
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You should learn tht slavery was the reason Texas revolted. Immigrants from Southern states brought their slaves, were indignant that Mexico made slavery illegal. That's the whole reason there is a Texas.
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And Texas threatened to invade New Mexico to make it a slave state. Zachary Taylor said he’d crush Texas and hand its leaders if they tried and they backed down.
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Hang?
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Replying to @Sherry_Reson @limitedinc3
Yeah, hang. He threatened to hang them and any senators who supported them, including his son in law, Jefferson Davis.
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