MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
TEXAS ANNEXATION PROBLEM
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He helped to write the Texas state constitution.
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He was the first governor of the state of Texas.
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He worked to keep Texas an independent nation.
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He was the last president of the Republic of Texas.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1835 Jones joined those Texans who were calling for Texan independence. During the Texas revolution, he served as a surgeon for the Texas forces. He also fought as a soldier in the Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico.
Detailed explanation-2: -Anson Jones was the last president of the Republic of Texas. Known as the “Architect of Annexation, ” readers will discover how Jones was influential in bringing Texas into the Union and how injury and unfulfilled political ambitions led to his tragic downfall.
Detailed explanation-3: -During his term, the main goal of Texas foreign policy was to get either an offer of annexation from the United States, or a recognition of Texas independence from Mexico, or preferably, both at the same time. Anson Jones served as the fourth and last President of the Republic of Texas.