FOREIGN RECOGNITON

VOCAB:

• Foreign Relations- official dealings with other countries
• Recognize- officially accept

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• Would show support for the Republic
• Might encourage immigration to Texas
• Lessen the possibility of a renewed war with Mexico
• Hoped to lead to foreign trade and loans
• Would improve the Republic's economy
• Texans hoped it might pave the way for the the U.S. annexation of Texas

IMPORTANT DATES

• 1836: U.S. president Andrew Jackson sent Henry Morfit to find out if Texas could maintain its independence
• 1837: the U.S. recognized the new Texas Republic
• 1839: Texas received recognition from France, Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands

THESE WERE SOME OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO RECOGNIZE THE TEXAS REPUBLIC

COLOR OR CIRCLE THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE