The common purpose of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis's inaugural addresses are usually when they were fighting against the things that happened.
They were referred to as "Royal Colonies"; it's a term with British origins means those territories not annexed yet under its control.
They were sailors in search of a faster route to Asia.
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.