How Did Texas Join The Lone Star Republic?
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MexicanAmerican War In 1836, after a deadly war, the Texans successfully gained independence from
Mexico and formed the Lone Star Republic. Initially the Texans approached the Union with the hopes of being admitted as a slave state, but the delicate balance in congress between slave and free states would be disturbed by doing so. For this reason, the
Lone Star Republic would remain independent for another decade. Forging valuable trade relationships with European and Americans, as well as building its economy,
Texas would opt to join the Union once again. This time the year was 1845, and the vast majority of Texans would agree to join the Union.
After nearly a decade operating as an independent nation that was recognized by …show more content…
As far as the Mexican government was concerned, Texas was still a territory of Mexico, and would remain such. This is despite the fact that the Lone Star Republic clearly claimed independence nearly a decade earlier. And the Mexican troops made their desire to keep Texas quite evident.
In all honesty, the United States was ultimately justified in declaring war on
Mexico. This is because of the unnecessary actions that were taken against US troops on the Rio Grande border. The fact is that a Mexican military force ambushed a small group of American soldiers; killing sixteen, and capturing the remainder. Although it is arguable that the American soldiers had provoked further tension on the Rio Grande border between Texas and Mexico, they did not warrant an ambush on their troops and base. The American troops were sent to the border not as an invasion force, but rather as reinforcements for the fortifications of a highly disputed American border. The very river at which previous negotiations had taken place for quite some time.
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Following the ambush, the Americans repelled a seize on a base, and the
MexicanAmerican War In 1836, after a deadly war, the Texans successfully gained independence from
Mexico and formed the Lone Star Republic. Initially the Texans approached the Union with the hopes of being admitted as a slave state, but the delicate balance in congress between slave and free states would be disturbed by doing so. For this reason, the
Lone Star Republic would remain independent for another decade. Forging valuable trade relationships with European and Americans, as well as building its economy,
Texas would opt to join the Union once again. This time the year was 1845, and the vast majority of Texans would agree to join the Union.
After nearly a decade operating as an independent nation that was recognized by …show more content…
As far as the Mexican government was concerned, Texas was still a territory of Mexico, and would remain such. This is despite the fact that the Lone Star Republic clearly claimed independence nearly a decade earlier. And the Mexican troops made their desire to keep Texas quite evident.
In all honesty, the United States was ultimately justified in declaring war on
Mexico. This is because of the unnecessary actions that were taken against US troops on the Rio Grande border. The fact is that a Mexican military force ambushed a small group of American soldiers; killing sixteen, and capturing the remainder. Although it is arguable that the American soldiers had provoked further tension on the Rio Grande border between Texas and Mexico, they did not warrant an ambush on their troops and base. The American troops were sent to the border not as an invasion force, but rather as reinforcements for the fortifications of a highly disputed American border. The very river at which previous negotiations had taken place for quite some time.
Adams 2
Following the ambush, the Americans repelled a seize on a base, and the