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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (103880)	3/10/2005 10:53:55 AM
From: haqihana	Respond to of 793834

Maurice, The Texans were revolting against the rule of the Mexican government, headed by a tyrant named Santa Anna, but the were not "confederates". When on speaks of confederates in the US, they are usually talking about the Confederate States of America, that, and I am sure you know, seceded from the union, and the result was what is called the Civil War, or more accurately, the War between the States. The Mexicans attacked the Alamo, because they didn't want the Texans to be independent. After that war, Texas was a Republic and not part of the United States for several years. I am a Texan, but am realistic enough to know that the intention was to bring Texas into the United States from the git go. When the decisive battle of San Jacinto defeated Santa Anna, it is well known that federal troops, that were waiting on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River, crossed over in to Texas to join the battle. The whole thing was a scheme cooked up between Andrew Jackson, and Sam Houston.