That was the request by the Republic of Texas to become a state of the union.

那就是德克萨斯共和国提出的加入美国的请求。

Slavery was legal in the new Republic of Texas. Most northerners in the United States opposed slavery anywhere.

在新独立的德克萨斯，奴隶制是合法的。美国大多数北方人反对奴隶制。

Since 1836, the Republic of Texas had operated as an independent country following its victory in the Texas Revolution over Mexico.

自1836年以来，德克萨斯共和国在德克萨斯革命中战胜墨西哥后作为一个独立的国家运行。

In 1844 New York journalist John O'Sullivan coined the term Manifest Destiny in an essay arguing for the annexation of the Republic of Texas.

1844年，纽约记者约翰·奥沙利文在一篇短文里造出了天定命运这个词那篇文章是为兼并德克萨斯共和国辩护。

Eventually, however, the Republic of Texas joined the United States.

然而，最终德克萨斯共和国加入了美国。

Eventually the Republic of Texas became part of the United States in 1845.

最终，德克萨斯共和国于 1845 年成为美国的一部分。

The new Republic of Texas was its own country for almost 10 years.

新的得克萨斯共和国在将近 10 年的时间里一直是自己的国家。

We'll talk about the Republic of Texas some other day.

改天我们会讨论德克萨斯共和国。

The Texans eventually achieved their independence from Mexico and were their own country; they were called the Republic of Texas.

德克萨斯人最终从墨西哥获得独立， 成为自己的国家。他们被称为德克萨斯共和国。

Welcomed at first the settlers soon wore out their welcome by openly calling for union with the United States. In 1836 settlers seceded from Mexico and declared what they call the Republic of Texas.

定居者开始受到欢迎但那很快消失不见，因为他们公开宣扬要与美国合并 1836年定居者从墨西哥脱离公然宣布德克萨斯共和国成立。

Sam Houston was, among other things, the first president of the Republic of Texas, as well as one of the first or early governors of the state of Texas.

山姆休斯顿是德克萨斯共和国的第一任总统，也是德克萨斯州的第一任或早期州长之一。

Anyway, the City of Houston is named after not my father, but Sam Houston, who was a general, or a military leader, for something known as the Republic of Texas.

不管怎样，休斯顿市的名字不是以我父亲的名字命名的， 而是以萨姆·休斯顿的名字命名的，他是一位将军， 或者一位军事领袖， 以得克萨斯共和国而闻名。