In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.

A non-referee named Phil Luckett was Quartermaster General for this state in the Civil War, and its folklore celebrates servant Emily West distracting an enemy general by having sex with him. This state was where James Fannin and his men were massacred, and it was the site of the infamous brothel known as the Chicken Ranch. The end of slavery in this state is commemorated with the holiday (*) Juneteenth, and General John Bell Hood left Kentucky to fight for it in the Civil War. This modern-day state was the site of the Goliad Massacre, which was avenged in the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto. A popular folk song describes its "yellow rose." For 10 points, name this southern state that once existed as an independent republic led by Sam Houston.
History