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Texas History for Kids
Texas History for Kids is a podcast where young listeners explore the stories they didn’t hear about in school—from legendary battles and forgotten monuments to the strange, enchanted, and unexplained corners of the Lone Star State. New episodes air every Monday.
Texas History for Kids
120 - Why Texas Chose the Confederacy (And What It Cost Them)
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This story takes us to the year 1861. Texas had been a state in the USA for just 16 years. Life was growing. Farms, towns, railroads.
But something was wrong across the United States.
The country was splitting apart and Texas had to make a decision.
Sources
National Archives (Civil War overview)
Texas State Historical Association
Library of Congress (Civil War resources)
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