Let’s solve this step by step.
We are looking at the timeline of the Republic of Texas presidents and their terms:
- First president term: 1836–1838 → That’s Sam Houston’s first term.
- Second: 1838–1841 → Mirabeau B. Lamar
- Third: 1841–1844 → Sam Houston again (second term)
- Fourth: 1844–1845 → Anson Jones
The Republic started after the Texas Revolution in 1836 and ended with Annexation in 1845.
So, how many years was it an independent nation?
From 1836 to 1845 = 9 years.
But let’s count carefully:
- 1836 to 1837 = 1 year
- 1837 to 1838 = 2nd year
- 1838 to 1839 = 3rd
- 1839 to 1840 = 4th
- 1840 to 1841 = 5th
- 1841 to 1842 = 6th
- 1842 to 1843 = 7th
- 1843 to 1844 = 8th
- 1844 to 1845 = 9th year — but annexation happened in 1845, so we usually say “spent 9 years” as an independent nation.
Actually, from March 2, 1836 (declaration) to December 29, 1845 (annexation), that’s about 9 years and 10 months — but for school purposes, we round to whole years.
Most textbooks say:
The Republic of Texas existed for 9 years (1836–1845).
Now, fill in the blank:
> After the Texas Revolution, the Republic of Texas spent ______ years as an independent nation.
✔ Answer:
9
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Final Answer:
9
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