MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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Question
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The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.
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The Allen brothers needed a large amount of money to build the new capital city.
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Revenues far exceeded the expenditures of the government.
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The government had borrowed $1.25 million to pay for the revolution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What was one reason for the republic’s money problems? The Texas Rangers charged a lot of money to protect settlers from attacks by Native Americans.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Texas emerged as an independent republic (1836-1845), the new nation faced tremendous challenges: the nation was deeply in debt and Mexico, refusing to recognize Texas independence, threated to reconquer the region. The United States had also refused Texas’s request to be annexed to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Republic of Texas was ultimately a failure because it was annexed by the United States. Though, the people within the Republic were supportive of the annexation and because the country was pro-slavery it skipped the territory phase and immediately became a state of the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Texas Revolution ended quickly–in victory. By April 21, 1836, Houston’s army defeated the Mexicans and captured Santa Anna at San Jacinto. On May 14, the Mexican leader signed the Treaty of Velasco and withdrew his troops south of the Rio Grande.