monday, december,29th 1845
Many Texans wanted to remain an independent Country and many Washington Politicians did not wish to bail Texas out of debt or to solve the Commanche and Mexican conflicts for them without a Quid Pro Quo.
Texas was independent and referred to as The Republic of Texas from 1836 to 1845.
Nine years, from 1836 to 1845.
No. The Alamo was a battle in the Texas Revolution, where Anglo settlers of Texas (most from America) were rebelling against Mexico. Texas at that time, 1836, still belonged to Mexico. The Texans eventually won that war and became independent of Mexico. Texas was an independent nation for about ten years. Then the Texans decided to join the US. A dispute over the southern boundary of Texas brought on the US-Mexican War of 1846-48. Lee did fight in this later war.
monday, december,29th 1845
It became independent from Mexico in 1836, and was a its own country (the Republic of Texas) for nine years. Texas was admitted into the U.S. in 1845.
Texas became an independent nation upon winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, about nine years before being annexed by the United States. Although independent for only nine years, Texas Independence Day is still a Texas state holiday (March 2).
On December 29,1845 Texas became a US State. For the Previous nine years it was a free and independent Republic.
Many Texans wanted to remain an independent Country and many Washington Politicians did not wish to bail Texas out of debt or to solve the Commanche and Mexican conflicts for them without a Quid Pro Quo.
the annexation of California Arizona to the us. most people add Texas to that but actually Texas had its own independence and was an independent country for about 30 years until they accepted to annex themselves to the us
as soon as they got there independence from Mexico
The Republic of Texas was officially recognized as an independent nation for 10 years from 1836-1846 until it was annexed to the Union.Texas was one of only three states that existed as an independent country, the other two being Vermont (Vermont Republic) and Hawaii (Kingdom and Republic of Hawaii).
1831 : Belgium (from the Netherlands)1836 : Texas (from Mexico) -- Nine years later Texas willingly gave up its independence to be annexed by the United States.
10 years
Two states were independent nations before they became states: Texas and Hawaii. Texas declared its independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836 and was an independent nation for 9 years before it became part of the Union in 1845. Hawaii was annexed and became a territory in 1898. It became a state in 1959.
Surirname became independent in 1975 - some 36 years ago.