republic of texas 7th grade ch. 11

8/13/2019 Republic of Texas 7th Grade Ch. 11

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Presidents of the Republic

of Texas

Sam Houston(1836 - 1838)

1st President of theRepublic of Texas

Mirabeau B Lamar(1838 - 1841)

!nd President of theRepublic of Texas

"no#n as the$%ather of &ducationin Texas'

Sam Houston(1841 -1844)

3rd President of theRepublic of Texas

Dr Anson Jones(1844 - 1846)

4th and final Presidentof the Republic of Texas

President #hen Texasbecae a state of thenited *tates


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Probles +oustonfaced durin, his firstter

. /eath of *tephen %0ustin (/ec !2 1836)

. 0nnexation

. Relations #ith exico

. atie 0ericans

. %inances. The Texas Capital


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nnexation

ost Texans faoredannexation to thenited *tates

+ouston #oredhard for annexation. nited *tates said

7 because of the

issue of slavery


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Relations !ith "exico

exico refused to reco,nieTexas9s :ndependence

+ouston tried to preent ane# #ar b; replacin, thecoander of the ar;2Felix Huston2 #ith 0lbert*idne;


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#ati$e mericans

+ouston #ored toaintain peace #ith

atie 0ericans

*ent Texas Ran,ersto protect settlers

on the frontier


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%inances

Texas #as in financial trouble

. *pend less. Raise propert; taxes

. ore custos duties

. :ssue proissor; notes

Texas debt rose to >1 illion


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The Texas &apital

*a +oustonoed the TexasCapital froColubia (toosall) to a ne# to#nthat #ould be

naed +ouston


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"irabeau ' amar(1838 - 181)

?aar brin,s adifferent approach tothese probles.0nnexation

. Relations #ithexico

. atie 0ericans

. %inances

. The Texas Capital

. &ducation


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nnexation

?aar #as a,ainstannexation

+e #anted Texas to

reain independent +e dreaed that

one da; Texas#ould stretch all the#a; to the Pacific7cean


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Relations !ith "exico

?aar sent the ne#Texas a; to help@ucatecan rebels fi,htexico

?aar or,anied theSanta Fe Expedition. 0r; sent to conince e#

exico that it #as part ofTexas

. &xpedition ran out ofsupplies and surrendered toexican troops

Prisoners taen to exico

The failure of the *anta %e&xpedition ended ?aar9s dreaof expandin, Texas


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#ati$e mericans

?aar #anted to ill or drieall atie 0ericans out ofTexas

Battle of the Neches:1==Cheroees illed includin,

Chief Ao#les for not leain,their land

ouncil House Fi!ht:Coanche chiefs illed #hen

the; cae to peace tals in*an 0ntonio

Battle of "lum ree#:1==Coanches illed in abushafter a lar,e raid on 0n,losettleents


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%inances

:ssued ore proissor; notes called $red

bacs' 7ffered land to failies oin, to Texas

/ebt rose to alost > illion


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The Texas &apital

oed the capital toa ne# location on

the Colorado Riercalled Baterloo

:t #ould later berenaed 0ustin in

honor of *tephen %0ustin


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*ducation

?aar is best no#nfor his contributionsto public education

+e sat aside land ineach count; forpublic schools


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Texas #ould a,aintr; to oin the nited*tates

+ouston #ould #orto iproe relations#ith atie

0ericans

+ouston #ould cutspendin, and sellthe Texas a;


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#e! Problems !ith "exico

exico inaded Texast#ice durin, 184!capturin, *an 0ntonioeach tie

+ouston sent Deneral*oerell to protect theborder. *oe troops disobe;ed

orders and attaced

exicoE this #as calledthe Mier Expedition

. The Texans #erecaptured and soe #ereexecuted in the Dra$in!of the Blac# Beans


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The Texas &apital

*a +ouston #anted tooe the capital bac to+ouston

0n,elina &berl; and the

citiens of 0ustin#anted the capital tosta;. :n theArchi%es &ar

0ustin residents shot at

+ouston9s en #hocae to tae the statearchies

. The capital sta;ed in0ustin


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+r nson ,ones(18 - 186)


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