2007-02-23 09:34:09 · 9 answers · asked by mstrywmn 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Yes......... but the q is why do they still call it that?
2007-02-23 09:42:41 · update #1
Because when it joined the U.S., it reserved the right to withdraw should the need ever arise, and it could become it's own country again even today.
2007-02-26 11:34:45 · answer #1 · answered by vancealot2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Wikipedia,
The Republic of Texas was a country in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to 1845. Formed as a break-away republic from Mexico as a result of the Texas Revolution, the nation claimed borders that encompassed an area that included all of the present U.S. state of Texas, as well as parts of present-day New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-23 10:03:35 · answer #2 · answered by Opal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above are true plus the fact that Texas has a constitution all to itself. For example international waters start a 3 miles from the beach everywhere except Texas which is 10 miles. It was in the Texas version of the Constitution and it is still so today.
2007-02-23 09:44:17 · answer #3 · answered by kb3hmj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haiti and the Domican Republic share an island land mass. A peninsula is something different -- it is a piece of land which protrudes from a land mass. The two countries are very different and so are their populations. The Haitians look more African than the people of any other Caribbean country, as there has been very little interbreeding with Europeans and Asians. They were the first Caribbean country to win independence. They speak Creole, which is derived from French, whereas the people of the DR speak Spanish and represent a large variety of racial types. It is convenient to describe the whole island as Hispaniola, but the two nations concerned would not be at all pleased to be described as being of one nationality.
2016-05-24 03:31:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was an independent nation (republic) prior to joining the United States. Most areas of the country were just territories, never forming themselves to that status.
2007-02-23 09:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Blitzpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texas was an independent country for ten years after winning its independence from Mexico.
2007-02-23 09:38:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was its own nation before it joined the United States via a treaty.
2007-02-26 10:47:18 · answer #7 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it was its own nation before it joined the United States via a treaty.
2007-02-23 09:37:20 · answer #8 · answered by C B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is "they"? Texas was a republic for a brief period in the 19th century.
2007-02-23 10:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋