Texas declared its secession from the United States on February 1 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 1861 With few battles in its territory Texas was mainly a "supply state" for the Confederate forces until mid-1863 when the Union capture of the Mississippi River made large movements of men horses or cattle impossible Texas regiments fought in every major battle throughout the war the last battle of the Civil War the Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought in Texas on May 12 1865 the 2nd Texas Cavalry Battalion (U.S.) (one of only two from the state) took part, Post-war division of the world was formalised by two international military alliances the United States-led NATO and the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact the long period of political tensions and military competition between them the Cold War would be accompanied by an unprecedented arms race and proxy wars; Total and unconditional surrender in Europe was signed on 7 and 8 May to be effective by the end of 8 May. German Army Group Centre resisted in Prague until 11 May, 3 History Texas flag map.svg, Main articles: Aftermath of World War II and Consequences of Nazism. The USS Arizona was a total loss in the Japanese surprise air attack on the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor Sunday 7 December 1941, Texas 3.svg State Highway 3, Houston Texas Business Directory Transportation 3.10 Educational attainment. Houston is a flat marshy area where an extensive drainage system has been built the adjoining prairie land drains into the city which is prone to flooding. Underpinning Houston's land surface are unconsolidated clays clay shales and poorly cemented sands up to several miles deep the region's geology developed from river deposits formed from the erosion of the Rocky Mountains These sediments consist of a series of sands and clays deposited on decaying organic marine matter that over time transformed into oil and natural gas Beneath the layers of sediment is a water-deposited layer of halite a rock salt the porous layers were compressed over time and forced upward As it pushed upward the salt dragged surrounding sediments into salt dome formations often trapping oil and gas that seeped from the surrounding porous sands the thick rich sometimes black surface soil is suitable for rice farming in suburban outskirts where the city continues to grow. In the summer of 1860 a slave panic erupted in North and East Texas amid rumors of arson by slaves and abolitionists Called the "Texas Troubles" between 30 and 100 blacks and whites were lynched by vigilantes the events were used to arouse support for secession.
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