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Texas government
In the year 1836 the constitution said how the government worked and that the judges would decide if the laws were fair. One writer of the constitution is José Antonio Navarrohe was the only tejanio that took part in writing the Constitution. -
Texas Won the war
Texas won the battle of San Jacinto and gained it's independence.
By taking the armies by suprise. -
The War Ends At Last
Texas won the war of San Jacinto and had Santa Anna sign the treaty of Velasco. Thus ending the war and peace at last for Texas. -
Sam Houston
Sam Houston was elected the first president of the republic on September 5th and was re-elected on October 1841. Houston also wanted annexation -
Annexation
An annexation is when you want Texas to be part of the U.S. Sam Houston made a prediction of an annexation it came true. -
Problems..... oh no...
Texas had a couple of problems after it became a country. An example of one problem is that that had a huge debt and they would have small brawls with the indians. -
Mirabeau B Lamar
Lamar was the second president and he was elected president. He was named the father of Texas Education because he always supported the schools. -
The Texas Flag
The Texas flag was created by Joanna Troutman and then later somebody changed her design to the flag we all know and love today. -
James K Polk
Polk was elected president in 1844 and signed the official documents so Texas could become a state. -
Immigrants
When the immigrants arrived they brought their customs and they stayed true to their traditions and roots. In 1860 Texas was clustered with immigrants -
Anson Jones
Anson Jones was the last sentence of the republic of Texas June 16,1845. -
Texas becomes a state
The people asked the congress to make a decision to decide if Texas should become a state or not and the congress and people of Texas also made a vote. The congress approved the Texas constitution and the president (James K Polk) signed the documents and Texas became the 28th state. -
Another war....
On May 13 1846 Mexico declared war with the U.S. -
Another war taken care of
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed to end the war between the U.S and Mexico
