1. The Rise of the Lone Star State
Chapter 7 Lesson 1
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2. What does this mean to you? Where have you heard or seen these words?
The Lone Star State
What does this mean to you?
Where have you heard or seen these words?

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. The Last Days of the Republic
Texans and others discussed the possibility of the United States annexing Texas.

6. The Last Days of the Republic
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……

7. The Last Days of the Republic
Because……………
The U.S. Army protected its citizens.

8. The Last Days of the Republic
Because……………
A U.S. postal system delivered mail to towns far and wide.

9. The Last Days of the Republic
Because……………
Sam Houston knew that those kinds of things cost money and Texas had very little money

10. The Last Days of the Republic
Some people agreed with him.

11. The Last Days of the Republic
Some people disagreed with him.
These people wanted Texas to become a powerful country like the United States.

12. The Last Days of the Republic
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.

13. The Last Days of the Republic
They did not want to take on the debt that Texas had.

14. This map shows the different territories during 1836-1845.

15. Quick Review How did Sam Houston feel about the annexation of Texas?
What was one reason why he felt that way?
Why didn’t some other people from the U.S. want Texas to be a part of the U.S.?
Answers:
He wanted it to happen.
The U.S. Army protected its citizens. A U.S. postal system delivered mail to towns far and wide. Texas did not have enough money for those things.
Some people wanted Texas to become a powerful country like the United States, Texas laws allowed slavery, and Texas had debt that the U.S. did not want to take on.