What is Republic of Texas?
[[File:Location of Republic of Texas.png|thumbnail|200px|The location of Republic of Texas]] [[File:Flag of Texas (1839–1879).svg|thumb|200px|Flag of the Republic of Texas]] The '''Republic of Texas''' was a [[sovereignty|sovereign]] [[state]] in [[North America]] between the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]] that existed from [[1836]] to [[1845]]. It was started on March 2 1836, when the people living in [[Texas]] declared themselves [[Independence|independent]] from Mexico.<ref name=tt>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/index.html |title=Texas Treasures - The Republic of Texas - Texas State Library |work=tsl.state.tx.us |accessdate=March 21, 2010 |archive-date=August 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831162310/http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Mexican army led by [[Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna|Santa Anna]] marched into Texas and attacked the new country. However the Mexican army was defeated and Santa Anna was captured at a battle near the site of [[Houston]].<ref name=tt/> The new republic did not have an easy time. It did not have a proper government, or any money. Its borders were often raided by Mexico, and there was fighting between the settlers and the Native Americans. The US government did not recognize the Republic of Texas.<ref name=tt/> In 1841, Santa Anna again became president of Mexico and the border attacks increased. By this time, thousands of new settlers had moved into Texas, and people in the US supported the people of Texas. The idea of [[annexation]] of Texas into the US became popular. The Republic of Texas ended on December 29, 1845, when Texas became the 28th [[U.S. state|state]] of the United States of America.<ref name=tt/> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Former countries in North America]] [[Category:1836 establishments in North America]] [[Category:1840s disestablishments in the United States]] [[Category:19th-century disestablishments in North America]] [[Category:His