Q: Presidency of Mirabeau Lamar

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Many settlers were disturbed and angered by President Mirabeau B. Lamar’s policies and actions toward the Native American peoples of the Republic of Texas. True or False?

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False

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In January 1839, Lamar sent out a group of soldiers, under the command of Colonel John H. Moore, to attack and raid Comanche settlements on the western plains

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True

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The Cherokee band under Chief Bowles were willing to leave the Republic of Texas & relocate to “Indian Territory” (Oklahoma)

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False

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Following the defeat of the Comanche peoples at Plum Creek, did President Lamar abandon his goal to remove Native American peoples from Texas?

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False

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Did President Lamar agree with and continue many of the same policies created and implemented by President Sam Houston, his predecessor?

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False

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Did President Lamar believe that Native American peoples in Texas had any rights to their territories or lands?

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True

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During the summer of 1840, bands of Comanche warriors retaliated for the deaths of those killed in the Council House Fight

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True

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President Lamar believed that Houston was the best location for the capital of the Republic of Texas

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False

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Mirabeau B. Lamar is known as the “Father of Texas Education” due to his dedication to the cause of public education– although the extreme debt of the Republic of Texas prevented him from enacting many of his policies and goals. True or False?

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True

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The debt of the Republic of Texas grew tremendously during Lamar’s term as president

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True