MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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writing a constitution for Texas
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planning annexation by the United States
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paying debts from fighting the revolution
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resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico
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Detailed explanation-1: -First Administration (1836-1838) – Houston focused on forming a government, and dealing with the issues of debt, the army, conflict with American Indians and Mexico, and selecting a capital.
Detailed explanation-2: -Houston was appointed commander in chief of the Texan army and helped negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee living in eastern Texas. Even as Mexican forces besieged the Alamo in March 1836, Houston attended the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos that voted for Texan independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Remembering how badly the Texans had been defeated at the Alamo, on April 21, 1836, Houston’s army won a quick battle against the Mexican forces at San Jacinto and gained independence for Texas. Soon after, Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most immediate cause of the Texas Revolution was the refusal of many Texas, both Anglo and Mexican, to accept the governmental changes mandated by “Siete Leyes” which placed almost total power in the hands of the Mexican national government and Santa Anna.