Although Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836, it remained an independent republic until 1845, when President James Polk accepted its petition for statehood. The Mexican-American war soon followed...
Texas was annexed as the 28th state in 1845. Tne the Mexican War followed, along with annexation of additional territory, which is today Kansas, colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
The annexation of the, "Republic of Texas", which included present-day Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma, occured in 1845, and led to Texas becoming the twenty-eigth state.
Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845. Controversial at the time was that Texas was admitted as a slave state. Some people believe that Texas reserves the right to secede from the Union but that is false according to the Supreme Court decision Texas vs. White.
Texas was annexed by the United States on December 31, 1845. Many Americans at the time objected to the annexation of Texas because it would be admitted as a slave state. Some people believe that Texas reserves the right to secede at any time but that is untrue.
