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Events and Leaders of 1845 C-Notes

?. Events and Leaders of 1845 C-Notes . Texas Joins the U.S. In 1845, U.S. President James K. Polk invited Tex. to join the USA 1. Why did the U.S. decide to add Texas to their country? By joining a new country, Tex. now had to create a new constitution .

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Events and Leaders of 1845 C-Notes

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  1. ? Events and Leaders of 1845 C-Notes

  2. Texas Joins the U.S. In 1845, U.S. President James K. Polk invited Tex. to join the USA 1. Why did the U.S. decide to add Texas to their country? By joining a new country, Tex. now had to create a new constitution. What year did the U.S. annex Texas? Which U.S. president annexed Texas? James K. Polk

  3. Constitutional Convention of 1845 On July 4, 1845 Texans held a Constitutional Convention to decide how to organize their state government

  4. Agree or Disagree It would be smart for Texas to create a government similar to the United States.

  5. State Constitution of 1845 • Tex. Decided to model their state consti. & govt. after the US Constitution • Thus the Tex. stateConstitution of 1845 had many similarities to the US Constitution. In what ways are the Texas and United States government similar? .

  6. Elections of 1845 After being accepted by the US and creating a new govt., Texans voted to elect political leaders. The following men were elected: U.S. Senators = Sam Houston and Thomas Rusk Governor = James Pinckney Henderson Gov. Thomas Rusk Senator James P. Henderson Senator Sam Houston 1. Electing other to represent you is an example of which principle of government?

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