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	Declaration of independence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (1835) - This was a declaration of the independence of the Maori tribes.
		Declaration of Independence of Guinea-Bissau (1973) - Guinea-Bissau, formerly Portuguese Guinea, declared independence from Portugal in 1973.
		Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983) - The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was proclaimed in northern Cyprus in 1983.
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		Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
		A Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand was the title of a declaration of independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand, drafted by the official British Resident of New Zealand, James Busby, and signed by himself and 35 Maori chiefs at Waitangi on October 28, 1835.
		The Finnish declaration of independence was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on December 6, 1917.
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	Declaration
		Declaration of independence A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or ref...
		Texas Declaration of Independence The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of th...
		Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia) The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in colony.
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	Texas Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Texas Declaration of Independence was the formal declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico in the Texas Revolution.
		Richard Ellis, president of the convention, appointed a committee of five; George C. Childress, Edward Conrad, James Gaines, Bailey Hardeman, and Collin McKinney, to write the declaration, but the declaration was largely the work of Childress.
		Texas was in union with the Mexican state of Coahuila as Coahuila y Tejas, with the capital in distant Saltillo, and thus the affairs of Texas were decided at a great distance from the province and in the Spanish language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_Declaration_of_Independence (347 words)

	Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is mostly sedimentary rocks, with east Texas underlain by a Cretaceous and younger sequence of sediments, the trace of ancient shorelines east and south until the active continental margin of the Gulf of Mexico is met.
		Texas does not have townships; areas within a county are either "incorporated" (i.e., part of a city, though the city may contract with the county for needed services) or "unincorporated" (i.e., not part of a city, in these areas the county has authority for law enforcement and road maintenance).
		Texas Congressional Districts in the U.S. House of Representatives
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	Declaration Of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or reformed country from part or the whole of the territory of another, or a document containing such a declaration.
		Declarations of independence are generally made by one side without the consent of the previous government, and hence are often called unilateral declaration of independence or UDI.
		In international law, unilateral declarations of independence are generally frowned upon, since preservation of territory is one of the few things that the countries of the world universally agree on.
	www.wikiverse.org /declaration-of-independence (1241 words)

	Encyclopedia: Texas Declaration of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Texas Revolution was a war fought between Mexico and the people of the territory that was to become the Republic of Texas.
		Richard Ellis, president of the convention, appointed a committee of five to write the declaration, but the declaration was largely the work of George C. Childress.
		U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Texas-Declaration-of-Independence (975 words)

	Declaration of Independence Article, DeclarationIndependence Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or reformed country from part or the whole of the territory of another, or a document containing such adeclaration.
		The first known formal declaration of independence was the Declaration of Arbroath in which Scottish leaders declared Scotland 's independence from England on behalf of the Scottish peoplein 1320.
		Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands on August 17, 1945, which was soon recognized by the United States and Australia, butnot by the Netherlands until 1949.
	www.anoca.org /declared/udi/declaration_of_independence.html (1173 words)

	TexasAlmanac.com \| History
		One of the most important documents in Texas history is the Declaration of Independence, adopted in general convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos, March 2, 1836.
		The text of the declaration is followed by the names of the signers of the document in the style in which they signed the document.
		Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Texas
	www.texasalmanac.com /history/declaration (713 words)

	Texas Declaration of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In it, Texas declared itself independent of Mexico, of which it had been a part.
		Texas was in union with the Mexican state of Coahuila, with the capital in distant Saltillo.
		The affairs of Texas were decided, far removed from the province and in Spanish.
	www.eurofreehost.com /te/Texas_Declaration_of_Independence.html (319 words)

	Texas Treasures - Texas Declaration of Independence - Texas State Library
		The Declaration of November 7, 1835, passed by the Consultation announced that the Texan war against Mexico principally intended to restore the Mexican Constitution of 1824, abrogated by the actions of President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and to achieve separate Mexican statehood for Texas.
		A free and independent Republic of Texas was officially declared March 2, 1836, when the 54 delegates -- each representing one of the settlements in Texas -- approved the Texas Declaration of Independence.
		According to the endorsement on the Declaration of Independence, this original copy was deposited by Commissioner to the United States William H. Wharton with the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. It was not returned to Texas until some time after June 1896.
	www.tsl.state.tx.us /treasures/republic/declare-01.html (345 words)

	The US50 - A guide to the fifty states
		The Texas Declaration of Independence was enacted at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836.
		José Antonio Navarro, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and one of the framers of the Constitution of the Republic, was a Texas native, born in San Antonio in 1795.
		Texas was annexed to the United States as the 28th state on Dec. 29, 1845.
	www.theus50.com /texas/history.shtml (1904 words)

	Presidio La Bahia - Texas Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Texas revolution occurred as a result of a series of events that began long before the first shots fired in Gonzales on October 2, 1835, and finally ending at the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
		When Texas was annexed to the United States in 1845 by a joint resolution of Congress, Texas retained both its debts and its public land.
		Texas was the only state, other than the original 13 colonies, to enter the Union with control over its public land.
	www.presidiolabahia.org /texas_revolution.htm (3083 words)

	texas declaration of independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The 1824 Constitution of Mexico establishing a federal republic had been usurped and changed into a centralist military dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna with aid from the Catholic Church.
		The Mexican government had invited settlers to Texas, but then reneged on the political guarantees.
		Texas was in union with the Mexican state of Coahuila, with the capital in distant Saltillo, and thus the affairs of Texas were decided far removed from the province and in Spanish.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /texas_declaration_of_independence.html (251 words)

	The Texas State Senate News
		Today's celebration marks the historically important event of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence, which took place on March 2, at Washington-On-The-Brazos, in East Texas, during the Convention of 1836.
		At the convention, in an old, one room, wooden building, the Texas Declaration of Independence was created and issued by fifty-four delegates--in one night.
		Texas' independence would be completely won after the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
	www.senate.state.tx.us /75r/Senate/Archives/Arch00/p030200a.htm (265 words)

	U S Constitution - The Texas Declaration of Independence, March 2, 1836 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These actions were accomplished amid almost daily reports of the invasion on Texas soil by Mexico, and the collapse of the Alamo and destruction of its defenders.
		With their mission accomplished, the delegates and the newly formed government of the Republic of Texas adjourned in haste during the early morning hours of March 17, following news of the approach of Santa Anna and the Mexican army.
		Immediately upon the assemblage of the Convention of 1836 on March 1, a committee of five of its delegates were appointed to draft the document.
	www.usconstitution.com /TexasDeclarationofIndependence.htm (971 words)

	The Avalon Project : The Texas Declaration of Independence : March 2, 1836
		The Texas Declaration of Independence : March 2, 1836
		The Unanimous Declaration of Independence made by the Delegates of the People of Texas in General Convention at the town of Washington on the 2nd day of March 1836.
		These, and other grievances, were patiently borne by the people of Texas, untill they reached that point at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/texdec.htm (695 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
		In fact there is some evidence that he brought to the convention a proposed declaration that was adopted with little change by the committee and the convention, a view which is substantiated by the fact that the committee was appointed on March 1 and the declaration was presented to the convention on March 2.
		According to the declaration, the Mexican government had invaded Texas to lay waste territory and had a large mercenary army advancing to carry on a war of extermination.
		Louis Wiltz Kemp, The Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence (Salado, Texas: Anson Jones, 1944; rpt.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/TT/mjtce.html (399 words)

	Spirit and Splendor: Texas and the Path to Independence -- Declaration of Causes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His colleague Eugene C. Barker feels that the declaration was, in fact, a conditional declaration of independence asserting the Texans' right to "withdraw from the union, to establish an independent government" and asserts that the delegates knew in their hearts that an impasse with Mexico had been reached.
		The Declaration of Causes is a statement that reflects the growing case for Texas independence.
		Preceding the Declaration of Independence by four months, it sets the stage for the final breakdown between Mexico and Texas: giving notice that the hostilities that had already occurred were justified; that Texans were defending their liberties and not acting in aggression toward Mexico.
	dallaslibrary.org /Friends/spirit/html/declar.htm (494 words)

	Independence, Texas - Athens of Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Founded in 1823 as Coles Settlement, the town was renamed in 1836 in honor of the March 2nd Declaration of Independence.
		Known as the "Athens of Texas," it was an early center of education, culture, and religion.
		The Independence Baptist Church, founded in 1839, is the oldest Baptist congregation still in existence.
	www.rtis.com /reg/independ (174 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: GOLIAD DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
		The Goliad Declaration of Independence, drafted by Ira Ingram,
		The enacting clause resolved that the former department of Texas ought to be a "free, sovereign, and independent State," and the signers pledged their lives, fortunes, and honor to sustain the declaration.
		The chief importance of the Goliad Declaration was its alienation from Texas the support of the Federalists of northern Mexico.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/GG/mhg1.html (488 words)

	Hutchison Capitol Comment - Texas Independence Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		At the time, Texas was a remote territory of Mexico, hospitable only to the bravest and most determined of settlers.
		After declaring our independence, the founding delegates quickly wrote a constitution for the newborn republic and organized an interim government.
		As was the case when the American Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, our declaration only pointed the way toward a goal, the price of which was enormous effort and great sacrifice.
	hutchison.senate.gov /cctexas.htm (482 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / N.H. / Rare pieces of Texas history up for auction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a promissory note that secured the nourishment of Alamo warriors are among several pieces of Texas history that will be on auction blocks next week.
		SAN ANTONIO -- A copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a promissory note that secured the nourishment of Alamo warriors are among several pieces of Texas history that will be on auction blocks next week.
		One of the three copies of the Texas Declaration of Independence that remain in private hands is expected to sell for between $600,000 and $800,000.
	www.boston.com /news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2004/06/12/rare_pieces_of_texas_history_up_for_auction (523 words)

	Free Celebration of Texas Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		WASHINGTON, Texas -- An expanded number of historic re-enactors, period crafts demonstrators, toe-tappin' Texas musical performers and a fl-powder salute by the Texas Army awaits visitors to this year's annual celebration of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 5-6.
		This year marks the 169th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of Texas' independence from Mexico by 59 people representing the various municipalities who convened here March 2, 1836, in a drafty, unfinished building atop a Brazos River bluff to give birth to the Republic of Texas.
		One of the rare copies of the printed broadside, "Texas Declaration of Independence," as well as other documents authored by many of the declaration's signers, will be on exhibit at the Star of the Republic Museum.
	www.captiveimage.us /PlainsNews/2005/01/27TPWD.html (505 words)

	Texas Declaration of Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Richard Ellis, president of the convention, appointed a committee offive to write the declaration, but the declaration was largely the work George C. Childress.
		The Mexican Constitution of 1824 establishing a federal republic had been usurped and changed into a centralist military dictatorship of Antonio López de Santa Anna with aid from the Catholic Church.
		Texas was in union with the Mexican state of Coahuila, with the capital indistant Saltillo, and thus the affairs of Texas were decided far removed from theprovince and in Spanish.
	www.therfcc.org /texas-declaration-of-independence-53732.html (199 words)

	Texas Declaration of Independence
		The Texas revolution against Mexico, simmering all through the early thirties, broke out in the fall of 1835.
		While Travis and his 188 men were preparing to defend the Alamo, a convention met at Washington, Texas, and drew up this Declaration of Independence.
		These, and other grievances, were patiently bome by the people of Texas until they reached that point at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
	condor.depaul.edu /~history/webresources/usprimary/texasdec1836.htm (729 words)

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