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Texas delegates adopt the Texas Declaration of Independence

Delegates meeting at Washington-on-the-Brazos adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the Republic of Texas separate from Mexico.

The creation of a breakaway Texas republic on the U.S. border posed immediate diplomatic and political questions for Andrew Jackson's administration, which had to balance official neutrality with strong pro-Texas sentiment at home.

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