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   The Republic of Texas ( Spanish: República de Tejas ), or simply Texas, was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846. It shared borders with Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande (another Mexican breakaway republic), and the United States of America.

2. www.texastribune.org › 2021/01/29 › texas-secessionTexas can’t secede from the U.S. Here’s why. | The Texas Tribune

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   Jun 20, 2022 · TribFest 2024. No, Texas can’t legally secede from the U.S., despite popular myth. The theme of independence has recurred throughout the history of Texas, which was a republic from 1836–45....

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   How did Texas become an independent nation?

   • With Texas now an independent nation—called the Republic of Texas—in September 1836 colonists began to set up a new government and national constitution, electing Houston as their first president. They also debated the question of annexation to the United States, a proposition that Texans overwhelmingly favored.

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   How did Texas gain independence from Mexico?

   • On March 2, Texas’ revolutionary government formally declared its independence from Mexico. In the early morning of March 6, Santa Anna ordered his troops to storm the Alamo. Travis’ artillery decimated the first and then the second Mexican charge, but in just over an hour the Texans were overwhelmed, and the Alamo was taken.

   Texas declares independence | March 2, 1836 | HISTORY

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   Is Texas a proud State?

   • The pride is no accident: In schools and elsewhere, generations of young Texans have been taught that their state is special in its history and independence. In Texas’s public schools there is a statewide mandate that children be taught Texas history.

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   Will Texas secede?

   • Secession and independence have been perennial themes throughout the history of Texas, which broke away from Mexico in 1836 and was an independent republic before it was annexed by the United States in 1845. In 2009, then-Gov. Rick Perry made national headlines for jokingly suggesting that Texas might secede.

   Texas can’t secede from the U.S. Here’s why. - The Texas Tribune

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4. www.thoughtco.com › facts-about-the-independence10 Facts About the Independence of Texas From Mexico - ThoughtCo

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   • The Texans Should Have Lost the War. In 1835 Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna invaded the rebellious province with a massive army of some 6,000 men, only to be defeated by the Texans.
   • The Defenders of the Alamo Weren't Supposed to Be There. One of the most legendary battles in history, the Battle of the Alamo has always fired the public imagination.
   • The Movement Was Incredibly Disorganized. It's surprising that the Texan rebels got their act together enough to organize a picnic, let alone a revolution.
   • Not All of Their Motives Were Noble. The Texans fought because they loved freedom and hated tyranny, right? Not exactly. Some of them surely did fight for freedom, but one of the biggest differences the settlers had with Mexico was over the question of enslavement.

5. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleThe origins of Texas’s proud independent streak

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   Mar 5, 2021 · The origins of Texas’s proud independent streak. While soldiers were engaged in a fierce 13-day battle in Alamo, Texas, revolutionaries declared Texas independence from Mexican rule on...

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7. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › texasTexas declares independence | March 2, 1836 | HISTORY

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   Jul 21, 2010 · 1836. Texas declares independence. During the Texas Revolution, a convention of American Texans meets at Washington-on-the-Brazos and declares the independence of Texas from Mexico. The delegates...

8. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › more-150-yearsFor More Than 150 Years, Texas Has Had the Power to Secede ...

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   Mar 2, 2017 · The idea survives today as a quirk in American law, a remnant of Texas’ brief history as an independent nation. It’s also a peculiar part of Texas’ identity as a state so big, it could...

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10. www.history.com › topics › us-statesTexas - HISTORY

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    Nov 9, 2009 · After several smaller insurrections, the Texas Revolution broke out, and the state became an independent nation in 1836. However, the newly formed Texas Republic was unable to defend itself...