Part 1 of Essay
The fierce struggle of European nations to dominate the New World caused the Texas to be “caught between two fires.” The two fires Everett refers to is not only in respect to white settlers pushing westward and resistance from other tribes to the east, but between removal and extermination. The Texas courage ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... east. Everett gives several examples of Europeans pushing the westward. In 1817, the Western signed a treaty giving up land rights in the east to Europeans in exchange for permanent reserve in northern Arkansas. (Everett 14) She also demonstrates the resistance received from western tribes. “Warfare with Comanches would replace warfare with Osages.” (Everett 25) Both statements are examples of how the Texas were literally “caught between two fires” and was very effective. Another ....