USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Texas was an independent country for 10 years in the 19th century. Physician and politician Anson Jones was the final president of the Republic of Texas, serving from 1844 to 1846. The United States annexed Texas (or made it part of the country) at the end of his term.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polk signed the annexation bill into law and formally recognized Texas as the 28th state of the Union. In a ceremony in Austin on February 19, 1846, Texas President Anson Jones ordered the Lone Star Flag lowered for the last time, proclaiming “the Republic of Texas is no more.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Sam Houston, commander of the Texas army during the fight for independence from Mexico and the first president of the Republic of Texas, was a strong advocate of annexation. In 1845, the political climate proved more favorable to the request for statehood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anson Jones was the last president of the Texas republic (1844–46). He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in 1798. He studied medicine and after an itinerant business and medical career, went to Texas in 1833 and became a doctor.

Detailed explanation-5: -On June 4, 1845, Jones presented to the people of Texas the alternative of peace and independence or annexation. The Texas Congress rejected the treaty with Mexico, approved the joint resolution of annexation, and adopted resolutions censuring Jones. The Convention of 1845 considered removing Jones from office.