There are 538 total electors
Quebec was founded in 1608 by a guy named Samuel de Champlain. Some other towns had been added before Quebec, but Quebec was the first town that was meant to be a permanent settlement, and not just a simple trading post that was to be taken down after a few years of use.
Explanation:
The Texans wanted to create a system of governance similar to what they left in the United States. This led to the push for Texans to gain their independence from Mexico. The Texans saw the Mexican government as just as aloof as the British government the colonists faced during the American Revolution.
History is his story I think that's the answer. Just playing though