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                                     2 .7    TEXAS  AN D                                T H E  W AR  WITH                             M E X IC O

                                                  7845  TEXAS  STATEHOOD

               Two       nameA         c u l e    AynonymouA w ith                                           TexaA          hiAtoAy. Stephen  moved  in   1821  &
        founded  a               coiony on  a  M exican  tand                                 gAant. I t   a ttr a c te d   Am erican      who
        becauAe  A u stin   had                       excellen t              AeiationA w ith   th e   M exica n s.   By  1835  th e    up
        faoA  independence  &  te d   to                               waA. On  6 .MAR.  1836  at  th e    M exicans  oveAAan  th e
        &  th en   weAe  beaten  by  Sam  Houston  at  San  Ja c in t o ;  in depen den t                     up.











            HoiMion  i
           1836  TexaA














           Republic o f Texas  j
           A liiiliIII Ini lnliai         folded           Letteh docketed  7846  with   AUSTIN/  TEXAS  mo  <jA-t  6.
           San  Jacinto  18 36                    Black  '5'               wai    undeh 300  mite  USA  hate  to   Texai.
                                          Same  edi  uied  in  Republic                {horn 1S45,  but  Texan  hate  wai  10c  {oh  100  milei.

           Sam  HouAton  captuAed  Santa  Anna  th e   M exican  PAeAident  at  San  Ja c in t o .   He  d e fe a te d
        AuAtin  to   become  th e   lA t  PAeAident  o£  th e   Texan  R ep u b tic.  Though  TexaA  wiAhed  to   Jo in   th e
        USA  i t   waA  1844  befioAe  PAeA.  TyieA  put  a  TAeaty  be^oAe  th e   S e n a te.   A&teA  A e je c tio n   PAeA.
        Potk  gained  appAovai  in                                    December. 1845  &  TexaA  became  th e   28th  S ta te   on  2 9. D E C . 1845.
        HouAton  AepAeAented  TexaA  in   th e   Sen ate  &Aom           ,  &  waA  GoveAnoA  1859-1861.
















                                                                                                    Sam  Houiton










                                                                                                   2Stft   State 1845
                    Fhee  Fhank  o{  Senatoh  Sam  Houiton  on  {olded  letteh  datelined   1850
                                Blue  edi                        BALTWRE/M SEP  26.

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