The Rise of the Lone Star
State
Chapter 7 Lesson 1
Pages 205-210
The Lone Star State
What does this mean to you?
Where have you heard or seen
these words?
Vocabulary
• Annexation: when territory becomes part
of a larger country.
• Resolution: a decision.
• Legislature: a group of elected people
who make new laws.
• Governor: a person elected as the chief
executive, the main person in charge, of a
state.
Texas was an independent country for
nine years before it became a state in
the U.S. That is why it was called…
The Lone Star State.
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Republic
Texans and others discussed the
possibility of the United States
annexing Texas.
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• Sam Houston did not feel that Texas
should be a separate country.
– He wanted Texas to join with and become
one of the United States (Annexation)
– Because……
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• Because……………
– The U.S. Army protected its citizens.
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• Because……………
– A U.S. postal system delivered mail to towns
far and wide.
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• Because……………
– Sam Houston knew that those kinds of things
cost money and Texas had very little money
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• Some people agreed with him.
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• Some people disagreed with him.
– These people wanted Texas to become a
powerful country like the United States.
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• Some people disagreed with him.
– Other people that did not live in Texas did not
want Texas to be a part of them because
• Texas laws allowed slavery.
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• They did not want to take on the debt that Texas
had.
• This map shows the different territories
during 1836-1845.
Quick
Review
1. How did Sam Houston feel about
the annexation of Texas?
2. What was one reason why he felt
that way?
3. Why didn’t some other people from
the U.S. want Texas to be a part of
the U.S.?