Independence and Annexation
Dr. R. Bruce Winders, Former Alamo Director of History and CuratorYoung Texas came of age quite youngAnd then she married Uncle Sam,She sewed her star fast to his flag,And it shall shine there while there’s a rag.— — “Uncle Sam & Mexico,”Rough & Ready Songster.New York: Cornish, Lambert, & Co., ca. 1848.One of the questions facing citizens of the Republic of Texas was whether or not to trade its status as an independent nation for a place within the federal union of the United States. Читать дальше...