1836- Texas is FREE from Mexico 1845- Texas becomes the 28 th state in the U.S. But what’s in the middle?

1836- Texas is FREE from Mexico

1845- Texas becomes the 28th state in the U.S.

But what’s in the

middle?



1836-Houston becomesTexas’ 1st president



1836-Asks to join U.S. but doesn’t get an answer




1838- Lamar becomes president and makes his main focus to decimate natives





1841-Houston is re-elected and again pushes for annexation, after his term U.S. says yes.






1844-Dr. Anson Jones is elected and Texas can now join the Union.







1844-Dr. Anson Jones is elected and the Texas can now join the Union.

The Details Behind Every Event







1844-Dr. Anson Jones is elected and the Texas can now join the Union.

Texas Declares Texas Declares IndependenceIndependence

Cause- Texas loses self-determination

Effect- Texas declares independence Mexico enforced the Law of

April 6, 1830 due to the fact that they thought they were going to lose control of Texas

Texas can no longer exercise local control and loses their self-determination

Texas declares independence from Mexico (March 2, 1836)

Texas achieves independence after victory in battle of San Jacinto and capturing of Santa Anna (April 21, 1836)

Sam Houston elected President of the Republic of Texas

Texas Approves Idea of Texas Approves Idea of AnnexationAnnexation

Cause-Texas elects Sam Houston

Effect- Texas Approves idea of annexation

Houston wins 1836 election, strongly encourages idea of annexation

After election of officers and officials, Texas votes and decides on annexing

Houston needs to stop tensions with Mexico and cut debt

Texas formally proposes annexation to U.S.

CAUSE- HOUSTON WANTED TO JOIN THE U.S. EFFECT- NO ANSWER

In Houston’s first term he tried to get Texas into the U.S., he sent in a request, but to no avail.

Texas was not able to join the Union at the time.

CAUSE- LAMAR IS ELECTED

Lamar was more focused on terminating the natives, and rebuilding Texas more than joining the Union.

EFFECT- THE QUEST FOR ANNEXATION IS DELAYED

Lamar seriously improves education, but in his term he raised debt and conflicts with the natives. Texas was not any closer to being a state.

CAUSE- TEXANS WANT TO BE AMERICANS

Houston was mainly re-elected for the cause that everyone agreed on the idea of becoming a state. This helped get Houston re-elected because he gave Texas a better shot at getting annexed than anyone else.

EFFECTS- TEXAS ALMOST REACHES ANNEXATION

CAUSE- HOUSTON WASN’T ELIGIBLE, JONES IS ELECTED

Houston can’t serve two consecutive terms

Jones was in favor of Texas becoming a state

Everyone agreed on wanting to become a state

EFFECT- TEXAS PUSHES FORWARD TOWARDS ANNEXATION

U.S. agrees to let Texas join the Union

Texas has only one step left to become a state

Texas Texas Becomes a Becomes a

StateState

Cause- U.S. approves the joint resolution

Effect- Texas becomes the 28th state

The U.S. passes the joint resolution (later made amendments, February 27, 1945)

Annexation resolution signed and sent to Texas (President Tyler, March 1).

Texas annexation by joint resolution voted on by House and approved by Senate (December 16-22)

Resolution signed by Polk, Texas officially becomes the 28th state

CitationsCitations

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