Republic of Texas

​Sam Houston

• ​Elected first president of Texas.

• ​Wanted to join the U.S.

• ​Wanted to reduce the debt Texas had.

• ​He wanted to work with the Native Americans.

​Once Texas won their independence the Texans wanted to join the U.S.. The U.S. would take their time to do so because

• ​It would upset the balance of free states and slave states

• ​U.S. wanted to have a good relationship with Mexico.

• ​On March 3, 1837, President Jackson granted official recognition of Texas.

• ​France extended recognition on September 25, 1839 and a commercial treaty was negotiated.

• ​One year later both Great Britain and the Netherlands recognized Texas.

• ​Wants Texas to be its own nation.

• ​Doesn't like the Native Americans and wants to kick them out of Texas.

• ​Builds the Texas Navy.

• ​Father of Texas Education.

• ​Lamar sends the Texans Forces to claim Santa Fe, which is a important trade post.

• ​The Texan Forces run out of supplies and many die on the way.

• ​Mexico captures them.

• ​This was a failure.

• ​Houston wins!

• ​Makes budget cuts with the Navy and Texas education system.

• ​Made a new peace treaty with N.A.

• ​Houston sends Texan Forces to check down south Texas.

• ​They find no sign of the Mexican troops in Texas.

• ​A general gets confident and goes to the town of Mier to fight with the Mexicans.

• ​They soon are out numbered.

• ​This would lead to the black bean drawing.

• ​Anson Jones, who had been elected president of Texas in 1844.

• He calls a special session to consider the terms of Annexation, which was quickly accepted.

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• ​On February 28, 1845 congress passed a joint resolution to approve the annexation of Texas.

• Texas could enter the union as soon as its people approved annexation and adopted the state Constitution.

• Texas kept its public land, but could sell some to pay its debts.

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• ​On December 29, 1845 president Polk signed the resolution that made Texas a state.

• In May 1845, Mexico agreed to recognize Texas independence, only if they refused annexation by the U.S.

• ​Texas rejected the proposal, and on February 19, 1846, President Anson Jones turned the government over to the U.S. and the first governor of Texas, James Pinckney Henderson

• Texas officially became the 28th state in the union.