HIST 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Radical Republican, Limited Government, Individualism
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Legacy of an independent republic which led texans to think of themselves as unique the development of a texan idenity. Ideniicaion with the old south and the confederacy which shaped poliics. The fronier and its cowboy subculture gave an element of violence to texas culture. The tradiion of an agrarian protest helped develop an ani-government, ani-big business aitude in relaion to economics. The heritage of protestant religious fundamentalism converted signiicant parts of the. 1869, forced compliance with radical republican reconstrucion program . Military rule, radical departure from past, centralized naional republican power. County courts abolished, control removed from plantaion class, schools centralized under state. Blacks received right to vote, but texas confederates could not vote. Military force & abuse of power bred resentment among anglo texans. Increased limits on the legislature, courts, and governor: ani-government charter, reacion to authoritarianism and corrupion.
