<u>Broad Context:</u> The "Big Picture" is that the US is trying to annex the Republic of Texas as part of their states, and that Texas already <em>shared many common traits </em>(why? part) with the US, and should join as a state of their choosing, (which means slave or free) (How? part).
<u>Other Context:<em> </em></u><em> </em>The adding of Texas into the US (eventually as a slave state) offsetted the balance between the slaves and free states, and so California (gained after the Mexican-American War) was turned into a free state. Texas was the cause of the Texas Revolution & later on the (already named) Mexican-American War. The adding of Texas, and later the Gadsen Purchase, help create today's US southern border that is shared with Mexico.
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Answer: a Steam Locomotive.
<h2>What is a Steam Locomotive?</h2>
"<em>A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine."</em>
<h2>What is the Tom Thumb?</h2>
"<em>Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad."</em>
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Their violence included vandalism and destruction of property, physical attacks and assassinations, and lynchings. Teachers who came from the North to teach freedmen were sometimes attacked or intimidated as well. After the Civil Warr, Republicans took control of all Southern state governorships and state legislatures except Vir ginia’s. The Republican coalition elected numerous African Americans to local, state, and national offices. Although they did not dominate any electoral offices, black representatives voting in state and federal legislatures marked a drastic social shift.
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