Republic of Texas

Texas has been a state ruled by different constitutions during its early years. Seven constitutions gave shape to the modern Texas, one under Mexican rule before Independence, one as an independent republic, one more as a state of the Confederacy, and four as a state in the United States. Several revolts challenged Spanish rule during 1811 to 1813 lead by Juan Bautista de las Casas and Jose Bernardo Gutierrez, the latter issued a declaration of independence from New Spain and drafted a constitution. Through 1821 to 1827, Texas operated under the federal constitution of Mexico, which resembled in many aspects the United States constitution. It was composed of two houses, a president and vice-president, and a supreme court. However, the Mexican…

Jacob Ashcraft 24 October 2016 Texas Revolution Was Inevitable In one of the first major scholarly works on the Texas Revolution, historian Eugene C. Barker in 1928 described the conflict as a “clash of cultures.” Barker maintained that Anglo-Texans and Mexicans had little in common and, as a result, concluded that the rebellion could not have been avoided. Barker is correct in his statement about war being inevitable. Some believe it was because the Anglo colonists wanted overrun Texas and…

the Significance of the Lone Star Republic? Texas is one of the two states to be an independant country. For nearly a decade, Texas was a lone star republic, officially named the Republic of Texas. This all started in 1821, when mexico became independent from spain, with Mexico controlling Texas. When Mexico banned slaves, Texas felt, Which started a big war between them. The Lone Star Republic was significant becau Texas pursued independance all because of how Mexico treated them. It all…

Texas has gone through several events throughout the years in order to become part of one of the most powerful countries in the world, the United States. After having differences and rebellious acts against Mexico to become independent, Texas converted into an independent Republic on 1836 for a short amount of time. Once Texas gained its independence, the United States perceived an opportunity to expand the territory and annex Texas into the country. With the thought of expansion that the…

Throughout the existence of Texas, it has been ruled by different cultural governments; from the French, Spanish, Mexican, Republic of Texas, Statehood, Civil War era, and finally the Reconstruction period. Texas was a place where explorers came to establish and claim new territory. From the first site of over 30,000 roaming Native Americans to Congress voting to make Texas a part of the Union when the state became the twenty-eighth state in the U.S. Through it all Texas has been very…

The annexation of Texas emerged as an important political issue because of the South’s (Democrats) insistence of expanding slavery and the North’s (Whigs) attempts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As soon as the Republic of Texas went into existence it unanimously voted to be annexed by the United States. The Texans also legalized slavery and to make it worse, also outlawed free blacks in the state. With Sam Houston as the Texans’ first president and Andrew Jackson in the White House, the…

Before Texas became independent many ethnicities brought rise to various ideas that changed the way of politics. In the early the 1700s the Spanish invaded Mexico and along came their beliefs and traditions. The Tejanos adapted the form of government from the Spanish which the political position was passed down the same family, although elections were known but not popular. When Texas was part of Mexico, the politicians were afraid of American expansionism and therefore developed Anglo- American…

Laura Sell DCUSH- period 1 27 November 2017 Storm over Texas Book Review Storm over Texas: The Annexation controversy and the road to Civil War by Joel H. Silbey is a comprehensive read about the journey of Texas becoming a part of the United States. The author, Joel H. Silbey, discusses the challenges and wars the people of Texas faced and how they eventually concurred them and gained independent from Mexico and then the journey of annexation into the United States. Through the book, Storm…

The Intentions of the Texas Annexation and the Mexican War From starting a war to threatening foreign relations, the United States was greedy for land and was willing to take drastic measures in order to expand the borders. During the 1840s, America seized many opportunities to satisfy its appetite for more territory. With the new territories acquired, more problems arose. The balance of slave and free states was always threatened with the acquisition of territory. Due to their location in the…

The Cause of the Texas Revolution The Texas Revolution was a political and military revolution between the settlers and the inhabitants of the state of Coahila y Texas against the Mexican government. This revolution took place between the years of 1835-1836. One of the causes for the Texas Revolution was the desire to attach Texas to the United States. This theory has survived to this day and both Mexico and the United States write about it in their historical writings. The United States had…