Why is Texas called the Lone Star State?

Since the establishment of the Republic of Texas, Mexico has always held a grudge and refused to recognize its legitimacy. Sandwiched between the United States and Mexico, the Lone Star and China, with weak strength, are constantly threatened and tend to join the United States. Finally, in 1845, Texas declared to join the United States, Mexico suppressed the rebellion in Texas, and the United States sent troops to intervene, and the war between the two sides was on the verge.

Due to the corruption and incompetent leadership of the Mexican government, the Mexican army was annihilated, and the US military was in full swing, even approaching Mexico City. When the two sides re-signed, Mexico not only lost Texas, but also lost 2.3 million square kilometers of land in New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California. The United States has become a superpower across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This war also hurt Mexico. ?

Texas was discovered and reclaimed by the Spanish, fought fiercely with the French population, and finally consolidated into a Spanish colony. Mexico took over after independence, and European immigrants poured in in the18th century. Steven Austin took part in the Indian uprising, defeated the Mexican government forces, and established the Republic of Texas in 1836. 1846 joined the United States and became a state. During the civil war, he sided with the south and joined the confederacy.

Texas thus became the 28th state in the United States. During the Civil War, Texas, which supported slavery, failed to join the Confederacy, but it did not get rid of American independence. However, there are still many people fighting for the independence of Texas, and this struggle continues to this day. Although it is only nine years old, many Texans still think of themselves as Texans first, not Americans.

After the Civil War, the animal husbandry in Texas developed rapidly, and the Mexican culture and Indian culture left over from history combined with local customs and habits to form the famous cowboy image. The hero on the screen of American novels and the representative of pioneering adventure. Today's cowboy festival in Texas is also an important festival in the world.

Six flags are hung by public institutions in Texas: the Republic of Texas, the Republic of Mexico, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of France, the United States of America and the United States of America, representing the history of Texas. These six flags also appear on the emblem of Texas.

The flag of Texas is still flying high above Texas. It's not surprising that you can't see the American flag in Texas, but the flags of Lone Star and China will fly forever.

Extended data

The Republic of Texas, also known as the Lone Star Republic, became independent from Mexico on 1836. Nine years later (1845), it merged with the United States and became a state. Its territory includes present-day Texas and parts of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Oklahoma and Kansas.

Its eastern border and the border stipulated in the Adams-Aniz Treaty signed by the United States and Spain in 18 19; The southern and western borders have been disputed with Mexico for nine years: Texas claims its border as far as the Rio Grande; Mexico claims that its border only reaches the Nuss River in the east.

This problem of undetermined boundary is not only one of the reasons why Texas joined the United States, but also the main trigger of the US-Mexico war after Texas merged into the United States and became a state.

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