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Republic of Texas

Born at the Alamo and San Jacinto — nine years as a sovereign nation.

Annexed by the United States, effective 29 December 1845.

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Moments from the Chronicle

• 1836 Texas — and the Creek removal The Alamo falls, San Jacinto is won, the Republic of Texas is born; 15,000 Muscogee are marched west.

Further reading

• Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans T. R. Fehrenbach · 1968

  The classic sweeping history of Texas, covering the Republic from the Alamo and San Jacinto to 1845 annexation.

• American Colonies Alan Taylor · 2001

  Broad North American context for the borderlands that became Texas (background, not Republic-specific).

Sources

• Republic of Texas — Wikipedia