the state texas became part of united states on december 29, 1845.
the state texas became part of united states on december 29, 1845.
when did the state texas become part of united states?
december 29, 1845
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over the next six days, the delegates adopted a series of resolutions requesting changes in the governance of texas. historian eugene campbell barker suggests that the discussions would likely not have concluded so swiftly unless the delegates had done "considerable preparation before the meeting". several of the resolutions were designed to stimulate the local economy. delegates requested that customs duty enforcement be delayed until 1835 and that citizens be granted a method to remove corrupt customs officers. resolutions encouraged that land titles be issued more quickly and that public lands be sold to raise money for bilingual schools. delegates from nacogdoches asked that the government take a firmer hand in preventing new settlers from encroaching on lands that had previously been promised to native tribes. after explaining that law-abiding potential citizens were being excluded from texas while disreputable squatters continued to stream illegally in, the delegates asked for the repeal of the prohibition on immigration from the united states. furthermore, they requested permission to raise a militia, ostensibly for protection from marauding native tribes. the most controversial resolution asked that texas become an independent state, separate from coahuila. the separation request was added by a vote of 36–12. the motion included as justification the fact that coahuila and texas were very dissimilar in climate and economy and mentioned that texas's limited representation in the state legislature made it very difficult to enact laws that specifically addressed the needs of its citizens. delegates insisted that independent statehood was not a pretext for secession from mexico.
convention of 1832