How did continental U.S acquire Texas?
Following the Texas Revolution, Texas was an independent Republic but initially only recognized by the U.S. Mexico disputed Texas’ independence as well as Texas’ claimed border of the Rio Grande. The fourth and final President of Texas, Anson Jones, successfully had Texas annexed by the U.S. in 1845. Prior to annexation, Texas was suffering from extreme debt from the war with Mexico and Native Americans, threat of Mexican invasion, and trouble with Native Americans in Texas. Most of the people of Texas believed it was in their best interest to become a state in the U.S., and no, contrary to popular belief, the Texas State Constitution says nothing about reserving the right to secede. After annexation, President Polk of the United States, stationed troops in the disputed territory near the Rio Grande. The Mexicans attacked the U.S. troops giving the U.S. an excuse to use force in finalizing the border at the Rio Grande. The U.S. also aquired the American Southwest as a result of the war
