Misplaced Pages

Republic of Texas: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 09:51, 9 February 2002 edit24.93.53.199 (talk)mNo edit summary← Previous edit Revision as of 14:47, 10 February 2002 edit undo24.93.53.199 (talk)mNo edit summaryNext edit →
Line 29: Line 29:
Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation
under occupation. The group has almost no support among Texans. under occupation. The group has almost no support among Texans.

* http://www.texasrepublic.com/ - Republic of Texas website

Revision as of 14:47, 10 February 2002

A short lived country roughly corresponding to the present day state of Texas in the United States.

The Texas Declaration of Independence was enacted at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, effectively creating the Republic of Texas.

The Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836, near the present city of Houston. Santa Anna's entire force of 1,600 men was killed or captured by Gen. Sam Houston's army of 800 Texans; only nine Texans died. This decisive battle resulted in Texas' independence from Mexico.

Sam Houston, a native of Virginia, was President of the Republic of Texas for two separate terms, 1836-1838 and 1841-1844. He also was Governor of the state of Texas from 1859 to 1861.

The first Congress of the Republic of Texas convened October 1836 at Columbia (now West Columbia).

Stephen F. Austin, known as the "Father of Texas," died December 27, 1836, after serving two months as Secretary of State for the new Republic.

In 1836, five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas (Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco and Columbia) before Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston in 1837. In 1839, the capital was moved to the new town of Austin.

The Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States as the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845.

Republic of Texas Patriots

The Republic of Texas is a separatist group which claims that the annexation of Texas by the United States was illegal and that Texas remains an independent nation under occupation. The group has almost no support among Texans. 

 * http://www.texasrepublic.com/ - Republic of Texas website