Texas independence
Republic before statehood
Texas independence refers to the 1836 separation of Texas from Mexico, establishing the Republic of Texas.
The Texas Revolution culminated in the Battle of San Jacinto, where Sam Houston's forces defeated Santa Anna.
Texas remained an independent nation for nearly a decade before joining the United States in 1845.
The phrase evokes Texan pride and self-reliance: Remember the Alamo became the rallying cry of Texas independence.
- Manifest DestinyBelief in justified American expansion
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- anti-colonialismOpposition to foreign domination
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- Davy CrockettAlamo's coonskin defender
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