This was the more radical position of the American settlers and Tejanos in Texas. Houston was selected as Commander-in-Chief at the convention to declare Texan independence in March 1836, and he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, his 43rd birthday.
<span>A period of rising stock prices; the bull market of the 19023 led more Americans to buy stock on credit, which put them in debt and artificially increased stock values.</span>