Long Term Effects Of The Texas Revolution

It is irrefutable that the Texas Revolution had long term effects that changed American foreign and domestic policy. The actions of one man however, was the cause of the prelude to what will become a pivotal moment in U.S. history. Samuel “Sam” Houston from Tennessee was a military leader and politician who served in the American military and the U.S. House of Representatives before moving to Texas. Although not present during the founding of the Texan colonies, Sam Houston took a stand for Texas through his military leadership, securing independence from Mexico, and setting the stage for annexation by the United States of America.

Before the arrival of Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, an American, set out to colonize land owned by the Spanish

A small detachment of Texan soldiers managed to take control of San Antonio and the fortified mission: the Alamo. A week before the Convention of

This sparked a debate in the U.S. concerning the admission of another slave state in the American Union. In 1845 President James Polk encouraged a congressional resolution which barely passed in 1845, making Texas the 28th state (The Texas Question). Outraged by this event, Mexico attacked U.S. troops in the disputed territory of Rio Grande starting the Mexican American War. After the war and an American victory, Sam Houston continued to serve Texas as a Senator in the U.S. Senate and as Governor. The addition of the 28th state was part of the ideology of Manifest Destiny; Sam Houston’s resistance to Mexico and acceptance of the United States was a highlight of the movement. It brought the United States closer to its goal of stretching from the Atlantic to the