Texas Statehood

  • New capital

    New capital
    Houston has become the new capital of The Republic of Texas. The capital used to be Columbia but now Houston a small town named in honer of Sam Houston.
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    Problems

    Throughout the eight years Texas has been a country it's people are starting to realize that being a country takes a lot of money so they are thinking about joining the U.S.
  • Texas won

    Texas won
    Texas wins its independence from Mexico and win Battle of San Jacinto
  • The treaty

    The treaty
    Santa Anna is forced to sign the treaty of Velasco so Texas can become its own country
  • First President

    First President
    Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the new republic of Texas.
  • New president

    New president
    Sam Houston steps down and Mirabeau Lamar wins the election so now he is the new leader of the Republic of Texas.
  • Texas expands

    Texas expands
    As president Mirabeau Lamar Decides to expand Texas to the west.
  • Houston Again?

    Houston Again?
    Sam Houston is elected president for a second time as his second term.
  • Last President

    Last President
    Anson Jones is elected the last president of the Republic of Texas
  • Annexation

    Annexation
    Texas gets goes through annexation and in other words becomes the 28th state of the U.S.
  • Constitution

    Constitution
    With the help of Antonio Nevaro Texas writes its constitution which gets ideas from the Louisiana constitution so it can become an official state.