The bible could have been read because of the Gutenberg press
The executive branch of government is responsible for enforcing the laws of the United States
The president of the United States does not have the power to pass laws but can pass something called an executive order. An executive order has the full force of law with some exceptions.
Executive orders can be passed to manage other executive branch agencies or because permission has been granted by the legislative branch, or Congress. An example might be when the Congress deems the United States to be in a state of emergency. Even then, these permissions only last for a certain length of time. Executive orders can also be struck down in federal court if the judicial branch thinks the order is against the constitution.
The Battle of the Alamo made the Texans want revenge.
At the onset on the war, in 1861 and 1862, they stood as relatively equal combatants. The Confederates had the advantage of being able to wage a defensive war, rather than an offensive one. They had to protect and preserve their new boundaries, but they did not have to be the aggressors against the Union :)
Jefferson for sure he was a founding father and the writer of the constitution
