How did ordinary Texans of the time feel about being annexed?
They supported it. The Texas Congress agreed to it because the resolution required that the existing government give its consent. Then President Anson Jones called a convention, on July 4, 1845, which adopted the resolution. The convention also adopted a new state Constitution and called an election, which was held in October. The statehood Constitution and the annexation resolution were submitted as separate issues, and new state officials were elected. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor of annexation and for adopting the statehood Constitution. Have other states joined the Union this way? Yes, Hawaii was annexed by joint resolution. Now, of course when the Hawaiian Legislature voted on Congress’ “invitation” to join the United States, there were a few U.S. gunboats sitting in the harbor at the time, so I don’t know how voluntary its desire for annexation was. But on paper, it followed the legal precedent set by Texas. If the so-called “Republic of Texas,” instead of taking hostages
