Texas question
What was the Archive War of 1842 about?
- A A dispute over the state library's books
- B A border fight with Louisiana
- C Keeping the government records in Austin
- D A lawsuit over land titles in the Panhandle
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Answer: Keeping the government records in Austin. Sam Houston tried to move the records out of Austin. Angelina Eberly fired a cannon to raise the alarm, a posse caught the wagons, and the records came back.