Dear lord I get tired of have to correct this old wheeze. Listen carefully. Texas has already been divided into 5 states. Look up the old maps. At the time of annexation, the land mass of the Republic of Texas included big chunks of what became New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and a little piece of Nebraska.
Texas has already been divided into 5 states. Look up the old maps. At the time of annexation, the land mass of the Republic of Texas included big chunks of what became New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and a little piece of Nebraska.I think you are confusing the Louisiana Purchase with the Republic of Texas. Here's some actual data to feast on.
“Dear lord I get tired of have to correct this old wheeze. Listen carefully. Texas has already been divided into 5 states. Look up the old maps. At the time of annexation, the land mass of the Republic of Texas included big chunks of what became New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado and a little piece of Nebraska.”
Yes, I am aware that Texas once held the land that today contains some of the best ski slopes in the US. Texas once owned all the land surrounding the Rio Grande all the way up to and including central Colorado.
For an old map, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas
Texas sold a portion of its northern land to the US in exchange for the US assuming a bunch of lingering Texas debt. The reason was that back in the 1840s, that land was not accessible to Texans.
This sale of land to the US had nothing to do with Texas’ right to split up into several smaller states.