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JUMPSTART – In your notebook!

JUMPSTART – In your notebook!. Pre-AP – Use your cell phone to research these years in TX history. Some you should know, some you won’t. What was going on then? (1824, 1827, 1836, 1845, 1861, 1866, 1869, and 1876)

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JUMPSTART – In your notebook!

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  1. JUMPSTART – In your notebook! • Pre-AP – Use your cell phone to research these years in TX history. Some you should know, some you won’t. What was going on then? (1824, 1827, 1836, 1845, 1861, 1866, 1869, and 1876) • On-Level – A constitution tells what a government may do, must do, and cannot do. What are some of these things that we learned last week?

  2. TX History through Constitutions • Many Texans may know that this land now called Texas has existed under the flags of six different nations. However, very few Texans probably know that during its colorful history Texas has existed under 8 different constitutions, each written and adopted in a distinct historical setting.

  3. The Federal Constitution of Mexican States 1824 • 1st under which Texas existed • Combined Coahuila and Texas as a single state • Allowed for states rights • Catholic was the national religion

  4. The Constitution of the State of Coahuila y Tejas 1827 • Run by a governor and a unicameral congress • Describes the functions of ayuntamientos and alcaldes • Outlawed torture and the introduction of slaves

  5. The Republic of Texas 1836 • Influenced by the U.S. document • Created a bicameral Congress • Chief Executive would be a President chosen by the people • Allowed for slavery and individual rights • Every head of family received a league and labor of land.

  6. The State of Texas 1845 • Generally considered to be the best. • Borrowed ideas from the Republic and southern states like Louisiana • Chief Executive would be a governor chosen by the people • A duel would keep you out of office • Lottery was prohibited • Allowed for slavery and passed laws that said slaves had to “treated w/humanity”.

  7. The State of Texas 1861 • Written after Texas secession in the Civil War to join the Confederate States of America • Basically identical to the 1845 document • Slavery laws were more detailed—Legislature cannot pass laws to emancipate slaves nor could an owner emancipate his slaves.

  8. The State of Texas 1866 • 5th – after the Civil War • Indians, Africans, and descendants of Africans were still denied the right to vote. • Increased the Supreme Court • Contained a section of the rights of “Freedmen” related to the 13th Amendment that outlawed slavery.

  9. The State of Texas 1869 • Required to grant African Americans the right to vote and to ratify the 14th Amendment • Legislature met annually • Governor’s terms were upped to 4 years w/no term limits • Gave the governor a great deal of power

  10. The State of Texas 1876 • “The best government is the least government.” • Severely reduced the powers of the Governor (today known as one of the weakest) • Limited the legislature to biennial sessions • Contains lengthy details of local governments • 3 Branches have a great deal more restrictions than in the past

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