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Q.1: Rehabilitation Projects at Gettysburg National Military Park
One of the rehabilitation projects that has been completed atGettysburg National Military Park is the rebuilding of fences in the park. Before the rebuilding of such fences, people visiting the park used to see the field of Picket’s Charge as one large field that was unbroken. However, the rebuilding of fences on a stretch of nine miles is a rehabilitation project that has been completed. The completion of this small-fence project has now transformed the configuration of the Pickett’s Charge into twelve small fields, something that now gives the visitors to the park an opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the challenges and difficulties that the troops faced during the battle. Another completed project is the Cemetery Ridge Rehab. The completion of this project saw the restoration of battle era features including Ziegler’s ravine and grove at the center of the Union army’s battle line on the ridge. Despite the completion of these projects, there are other rehabilitation projects that are yet to be completed.
One of such projects is the Little Round Top project which is aimed at offering solutions to the problems of landscape degradation, overcrowding, and overuse. This project is also intended to find the most appropriate area where visitor accommodations can be situated at Little Round Top, one of the most heavily visited sites at Gettysburg. Another recently started project yet to be completed is the Powers Hill/Spangler Farm Trail which is meant to connect the Visitor Center and the Museum. In addition, the restoration of wetlands, fencing of cattle from the streams with the main objective of improving water quality and the increasing of habitat for native plants, ground nesting birds, and grassland species in the park are other long-term rehabilitation projects are still under pursuit.
Q.3: The Annexation of Texas in 1845
The Texas Annexation of 1845 happened after a long struggle of the independent Republic of Texas to join the United States of America and escape the imminent seizure by Mexico. Though many of the territorial acquisitions of the United States saw majority of the land going into the federal estate, this did not happen with Texas Annexation. This was because before the acquisition, Texas was an independent republic which was only seeking to join the United States of America as an independent state. For this reason, the United States did not engage in any war to fight any form of resistance from Texas, the fight of which could have seen much of Texas land being reverted to federal estates. The only threat that was standing between the United States and the Acquisition of Texas was the Mexican government which was claiming ownership of the independent republic of Texas.
Another reason that sets the Annexation of Texas in 1845 different from other territorial acquisitions of the United States is the fact that before the annexation, the independent Republic of Texas had claims over the New Mexico that was situated in the East of the Rio Grande. Before the annexation, Texas had only made one attempt of occupying the New Mexico, the attempt of which was totally unsuccessful. After the Annexation of Texas in 1845, the United States Army went ahead to capture the New Mexico, the capture of which became successful in August 1846. The capture of New Mexico resulted into the territory being administered separately from Texas, which had made an unsuccessful attempt to occupy the territory before being annexed by the United States. Therefore, the diversion of most of the land into federal estates was witnessed in New Mexico, leaving Texas untouched.
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