Is the president of Texas who personally handed over the country to the United States a national sinner?

Texas is the second largest state in the United States in terms of area and population. Interestingly, Texas is the only federal state that merged into the United States in the form of a state, but what we are going to talk about today is not the merger of Texas into the United States, but the key person who personally promoted the merger of Texas or Texas? Sam Houston, Sam.

Sam Houston was the first and third president of Texas, and it was he who promoted the merger of the United States and Texas. It can be said that without Houston, today's Texas may have a completely different ending!

What will happen if Texas does not merge into the United States? Either it was re-annexed by Mexico, or it joined the United States involuntarily, or it developed into an independent country and became another big country in North America today.

The road sign says: Welcome to Texas.

Even in today's Texas, there are still some red necks who are dissatisfied with the status of Texas joining the United States, and Houston is only one of the most controversial figures. Is it right or wrong for Texas to merge into the United States? Today, Lao Leng came to talk to you about the president of Texas who promoted the integration of Texas into the United States? Sam Houston's controversial life.

1, born in wealthy Houston, Sam.

American politics has never been untouchable by the poor, and as the president and later governor of Texas, Sam Houston is naturally not an ordinary family. 1793, Houston was born in a wealthy family in Virginia. His father Samuel owned a big farm and had a close slave to serve him, which of course was later inherited by Sam.

Besides Houston's father, his uncle is also a complicated figure. He was a pastor of Franklin Presbyterian Church and had considerable influence in the local area. Money and connections naturally paved the way for Sam to get in touch with politics in the future. I really want to say that Sam is one of those people who were born in Rome.

Sam Houston in his later years.

After Sam's father died, the Sam family moved from Virginia to Tennessee according to his previous plan. At that time, the United States was not as powerful as it is today, and the vast western region was still underdeveloped. Local residents can still live with their heads tied to their belts, and they need to face the invasion of indigenous tribes that invade from time to time.

But Houston can be said to be an anomaly. Instead of living in a relatively safe town, he likes to live with the Cherokee in an indigenous tribe that is very dangerous in the eyes of local people (Cherokee is a tribe of Indians and is famous for its high integration into the United States).

Houston joined the American continental army and took part in the war against Britain. From here, Houston began his political career.

2. The beginning of political career

After the war, Houston, who was appreciated by members of Congress, retained the rank of lieutenant. When Houston resigned from the army, he served as the liaison between the government and the Cherokee tribe by virtue of his familiar indigenous language (the US government set up a special agency to communicate with the indigenous tribes).

The following year, he served as a prosecutor in Tennessee and a major general in the militia. Houston is a member of the Democratic Party (its predecessor). With Jackson's support, he participated in the election of congressional districts. In return, Houston was also a loyal supporter of Jackson, but john adams finally won, which was Houston's first participation in the presidential political struggle and a major milestone in his political career.

With Jackson's support, Houston became the governor of Tennessee, where he met his first wife? The daughter of a wealthy farmer in Tennessee. In this regard, Houston ushered in the first peak of political life.

3. Suffered from Waterloo and political exile.

Houston welcomes love for the first time. Waterloo? His wife Elizabeth fell in love with another man, and in April of the same year, the relationship between Houston and his wife officially broke down.

After the misfortune of love, Houston, who had never suffered a major blow, decided to resign as governor of Tennessee and then went to a Cherokee tribe in Arkansas to start a new life.

Cherokee tribe

Perhaps for Houston, the Cherokee tribe was one of the few safe havens at that time.

But this is not the most important blow to Houston's political career. After Houston returned to the Cherokee tribe to live again, it still served as a bridge between the tribe and the government, and negotiated with Washington on the grounds of Cherokee's interests.

But this happened to fall on Houston's political opponents? The trap of Congressman William Steinberry. William accused Houston of colluding with Jackson's government and betraying its interests. After being severely beaten with a cane by an angry Houston, Stanpoli was tried in the House of Representatives. In the end, Houston was convicted with a vote of 106: 89 and was asked to pay a fine of $500.

Houston at this time can be said to be a tragedy in life, and it suffered from Waterloo both politically and emotionally, which was the biggest blow and the biggest trough in Houston's life.

4,? Remember the Alamo? In the name of Texas

In American politics, it suffered the biggest waterloo, but Houston's life trough did not last long. William H. Wharton, an old friend of Houston, invited Houston to settle in Texas, a subsidiary of Mexico at that time, and soon Houston ushered in the second spring of his political career.

The Mexican government has just left the Spanish colonial rule, but newly independent Mexico has a huge land, but there is no corresponding population and strength support. It's like a three-year-old child marching in the city with a golden brick. Not only the United States wants to swallow a piece of Mexican meat, but also those eager powers in Europa are waiting for an opportunity.

Texas is one of the most anti-Mexican territories under Mexico's rule. The reason is that the Mexican government has few people, and it can only constantly attract American immigrants to develop Texas territory, which makes Texas territory completely another? Little America.

The yellow area is not controlled by the Mexican government.

After Houston was invited to Texas, he was elected as the leader of Naco Dorcus after attending the conference, and Houston began to run for Texas' independence from Mexico.

Houston insisted on developing independent statehood in Texas, and he created a committee, hoping to get Mexico to agree to Texas independence in a peaceful way. However, after Texas leader Stephen failed to communicate peacefully with Mexico, Stephen was arrested by the Mexican government, and the new governor Antonio took over Stephen's rights. He is a supporter of the Mexican government.

The first civil war between Mexico and Texas began, and the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Gonzalez broke out, but it was quickly suppressed by the Mexican government. Houston and Austin began to plot to form an interim government in Texas and take the form of war to regain the right to speak in Texas.

Texas officially declared its independence, but this time Mexico is never the same? Kindness Shortly after Texas declared its independence, the Mexican government sent William Travis to suppress Texas.

Texas flag

At this time, Houston successfully mastered all the troops in Texas, but in the face of Mexican government forces, the Texas army still retreated again and again, and the Texas army suffered unprecedented setbacks in the Alamo area.

In order to weaken the confidence of Texans, Mexican government forces killed all the defenders of the Alamo, but this led to fierce resistance in Texas.

At this time, Houston personally went to the front battlefield and said to all the soldiers: This is the only army in Texas at present. If we fail, Texas will never be independent. ?

Don't forget the Alamo (remember the Alamo! ) became the slogan of all Texas troops.

battle of san jacinto

On April 2 1 that year, Houston ordered an attack on Mexico, and finally Texas won the final victory. Then the Mexican government was forced to sign the Velasco Treaty, and Texas's independence was officially recognized internationally.

Houston became a hero in the eyes of all Texans after he led the Texas army to win the battle of San jacinto. In the same year that Texas became independent, Houston became the first president of Texas.

5. Occupation negotiations between Texas and the United States

After Houston became the president of Texas, he did not advocate continuing to develop independently, but joined Mexico or the United States. Mexico is naturally impossible. Not long ago, it fought a war with the Mexican army. It would be a joke if Houston jumped out to join Mexico again. But for the sake of stability in Texas, Houston released Santa Anna, a Mexican prisoner of war, to maintain the stability of the border between Texas and Mexico.

Then the only choice left is the United States, but then American President Jackson did not agree that Texas should be merged into the United States, because it would upset the balance between the then free state and the slave-holding state in the United States, so Jackson only established normal diplomatic relations with Texas.

Because Texas law prohibits the president from being re-elected, Houston can only step down and abdicate, and Lamar takes over as president of Texas. Lamar and Houston have completely different ideas. He insisted that Texas should develop independently, instead of being merged into a country and becoming a vassal just after independence.

President Lamar

Lamar and Houston have conflicting ideas. If his ideas continue to develop, perhaps Lamar's Texas can really become another giant in North America today. However, Lamar's term of office is only one term. Although he carried out many political reforms during his tenure, when Houston returned to the presidency, all this became a waste of effort.

Houston won the election again and was re-elected as the third president of Texas by a majority. Then he began to spread rumors in Texas, and his little moves behind his back caused tension with Mexico, which made Texans nervous and worried that Mexico would launch another war against Texas.

Taylor, who has great expansion ambitions, persuaded the US Congress, and the proposal of Texas merging into the United States was formally passed. And in the merger treaty with Texas, the United States retained great autonomy in Texas, and finally Texas officially became the 28th federal state of the United States.

6. Is Houston a sinner in Texas?

Instead of promoting national development, it advocates merger with the United States. From China's point of view, what is appropriate for Houston? Traitor? No?

But in fact, considering the international situation at that time, you will find that Houston's integration into the United States is the most correct and only choice. No matter what Houston chose today, it was definitely the wisest choice at that time.

The newly independent Republic of Texas has a population of just over 70,000, but only tens of thousands of people occupy about one-ninth of the territory of the United States today. Do you think the United States will let go of this fat meat that can be easily swallowed? More importantly, most people in Texas are new immigrants from the United States. Some people may have inner resistance, but on the whole, there are no cultural barriers.

Less than two years after the United States annexed Texas, the war between the United States and Mexico broke out again. Although this is partly because of Texas, if the United States and Mexico fight for Texas, won't the people of Texas suffer in the end?

American-Mexican War

Based on these factors, the integration of Texas into the United States is an inevitable event. It's just better to take the initiative to join or be forced to annex, which is not much different from ordinary federal States.

As for the role played by Houston, it is undeniable that Houston led Texas to drive away the Mexican invaders and lead Texas to glorious independence. But Houston is still a politician. His preference for Texas merging into the United States is not only due to formal coercion, but also because he has been a politician in the United States for decades. He is a hero in Texas and an American who has been in the United States for decades. This personal factor must be taken into account.

A major city in Texas, named after Houston.

It is unnatural to say that Houston is a sinner in Texas. After all, Texas is also the second highest GDP state in the United States today, and Texans have always lived and worked in peace. But I think the glory of the founding father of Texas is still Stephen. f？ Austin is more suitable.