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In 1845, the Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States of America, becoming the 28th U.S. state. Border disputes between the new state and Mexico, which had never recognized Texas independence and still considered the area a renegade Mexican state, led to the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). When the war concluded, Mexico ...
December 15 – 1845 Texas gubernatorial election: J. Pinckney Henderson is elected as the first governor of the state of Texas, with his term beginning the following year. [1] December 29 – The Republic of Texas is annexed, and admitted to the union of the United States, officially establishing the State of Texas. [2] [3]
On May 5, 1845, Texas President Jones called for a convention on July 4, 1845, to consider the annexation and a constitution. [178] On June 23, the Texan Congress accepted the US Congress's joint resolution of March 1, 1845, annexing Texas to the United States, and consented to the convention. [179]
One of the central themes of Polk's speech was the U.S. annexation of Texas, a move that both united the American people and increased tensions with Mexico. Polk stated, "Texas had declared her independence and maintained it by her arms for more than nine years," defending U.S. involvement against claims that it violated Mexican sovereignty. [2]
In June 1845, President James K. Polk sent General Zachary Taylor to Texas, and by October, 3,500 Americans were on the Nueces River, prepared to defend Texas from a Mexican invasion. On November 10, 1845, [ 125 ] Polk ordered General Taylor and his forces south to the Rio Grande, into disputed territory that Mexicans claimed as their own.
The Burnet Flag used from December 1836 to January 1839 as the national flag. The design was suggested by President David G. Burnet and it was the flag of the republic until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag, and as the war flag from January 25, 1839, to December 29, 1845 [3] Naval ensign of the Texas Navy from 1836–1839 until it was replaced by the Lone Star Flag [3] The Lone Star Flag ...
The big date is sneaking up on us. On March 2, 2036, Texas will celebrate the bicentennial of its independence from Mexico. For its 100th birthday, back in 1936, parties rippled across the state ...
Texas Declares Independence. Austin and Tanner map of Texas in 1836 Detail of the Republic of Texas from the Lizars map of Mexico and Guatemala, circa 1836. March 2 – The Texas Declaration of Independence is signed by 58 delegates at an assembly at Washington-on-the-Brazos and the Republic of Texas is declared. [1]