Texas annexation
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The Republic of Texas was annexed into the United States and admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29, 1845.
Louisiana Purchase boundaries of 1803
Mexican General López de Santa Anna's surrender to Sam Houston
Mirabeau B. Lamar, second president of the Republic of Texas, terminated annexation efforts with the Martin Van Buren Administration in 1838.
Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri
Republic of Texas
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The Republic of Texas, 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, and the United States of America.
Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin depicted on a 1936 US postage stamp commemorating 100th anniversary of the Texas Republic
The Hôtel Bataille de Francès (now Hôtel de Vendôme), Place Vendôme in Paris, housed the Embassy of the Republic of Texas.
Postage stamp issued on the 100th anniversary of Texas statehood, 1945
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