The Texas Declaration of Independence - 1819

Many Americans were angered over the treaty between Spain and America; which they considered to be a surrender to a despised foreign power and a denial of their right to go where they wished.

Natchez, Mississippi was a center of resistance to the treaty, and a group of citizens planned a filibustering expedition to conquer Texas.

James Long, a doctor and merchant, was placed in charge, and about 300 men paid subscriptions to be part of the expedition in exchange for the promise of land in the planned "Republic of Texas."

The ragtag army occupied Nacogdoches on June 23, 1819, and declared Texas to be an independent republic, Long signing the Declaration we read here.

This reading is an excerpt from the Daily Podcast 'Our Story: 250 Years of The United States of America'