Texas Secession
Texas seceded in the year 1861, leaving the Union for the Confederate States of America.
Texas was the seventh state to do so, being the last state to accomplish this before the beginning
of the Civil War. This also happened to occur right after the election of the 16th President of the
United States of America, Abraham Lincoln. However, because of the secession of Texas many
citizens of Texas had different views of this action. Many citizens approved of this choice, while
on the other hand many of them were not fans of this choice. My view on this decision is that I
am on the side that favors the secession of Texas.
The most significant impact this had on Texas was regarding slavery and traditional rights
and liberties of the citizens of Americans. During the 1850s most citizens of Texas firmly
believed that slavery was an important piece to the economy of Texas, as well as its growth in the
future. Evidence of this was seen from the fact that only cotton was able to achieve a high
position in the market given the limited means of transportation. By the next decade about 30
percent of the Texas population consisted of slaves. However, today slavery is non-existent, and
the world’s economy is booming better than it ever has. Slavery resulted in a certain race of
people to be treated like animals and getting worked to the bone, while getting underpaid or not
paid at all. In the present time slavery is practically non-existent, and the economy of Texas had
not been startled at all. Although it may seem at first glance that slavery helped the growth of the
Texas economy, even without it the economy would be able to stand up to where it is currently.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the decision for the secession of Texas was a great choice for
Texas as it resulted in making Texas not look racially biased, without taking away anything from
the growth of the state’s economy.
Works Cited
Texas State Historical Association. “Secession.” Texas State Historical Association,
www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/secession. Accessed 25 July 2023.