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Chapter 15: Texas Joins the Union Section 2: Forming a Government

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Chapter 15: Texas Joins the UnionSection 2: Forming a Government

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Bellwork

Imagine you are forming a new club…what are

some actions you would take?

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The Convention of 1845

•Anson Jones: “The Republic of Texas is no more.”

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The Convention of 1845

•James Pinckney Henderson—first governor of the state of Texas

James Pinckney Henderson

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The Convention of 1845• State constitution

written at Convention of 1845

• Thomas J. Rusk—president of Convention of 1845

Thomas J. Rusk

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The Convention of 1845

•José Antonio Navarro—only native Texan in the Convention of 1824

José Antonio Navarro

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The Convention of 1845

•Modeled after:

–U.S. Constitution

–Republic of Texas Constitution

–Louisiana Constitution

•Approved by a wide margin

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The Constitution of 1845

•Executive Branch

–Led by governor

–2 year termTexas Governor’s Mansion

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The Constitution of 1845

•Legislative Branch

–House—2 years

–Senate—4 years Texas Senate Chamber

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The Constitution of 1845

•Legislature meets biennially

•Biennial—every two yearsTexas House Chamber

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The Constitution of 1845

• Judicial Branch

– Judges appointed by governor until 1850

– Judges elected after 1850 Old Supreme Court

Chamber

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The Constitution of 1845

•“Imperfections”:

–Only white men over 21 could vote or hold office

–Protected slavery

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The Constitution of 1845

•Protections:

–Homesteads up to 200 acres

–Certain business practices

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The Constitution of 1845

•Prohibited the creation of banks

•Corporations could only operate with permission from the legislature

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The Constitution of 1845

• Protections:

– Women’s property rights

•Husband could not sell homestead without permission of wife

•Married women could own property separate from husband

•Stemmed from Spanish laws

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The Constitution of 1845

• Prohibited those who took part in a duel from holding any state office

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The First State Election

• Dec. 1845: Held elections

• James Pinckney Henderson elected governor

• Feb. 19, 1846: Government operations transferred from the Republic to the state

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The First State ElectionTexas’ First U.S. Senators

Sam Houston Thomas J. Rusk

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TEXAS CONSTITUTION OF 1845

Branches of Government

Economy

Voting & Holding Office

Protections