Sam Houston President

Sam Houston’s Presidency

1st President of the Republic Texas

Sam Houston’s Presidency

Following his win at San Jacinto, Sam Houston easily defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first Presidential election for the Republic of Texas. Mirabeau Lamar was elected Vice President. Sam Houston needed to select a capital for the young country. He chose a new settlement named Houston, as the capitol.

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Sam Houston was the -

• 1st elected President of the Republic of Texas

• 2nd elected President of the Republic of Texas

• 3rd elected President of the Republic of Texas

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Which city did Sam Houston choose as his capitol?

• Austin

• Houston

Republic of Texas was broke!

• Texas was still a young country and already owed over $1 million in public debt. It was so poor that it couldn’t even pay its officials or army.

• In order to save money, Houston sent some of the military home and never recalled them.

Multiple Choice

Was Sam Houston trying to save or spend money?

• Save

• Spend

Multiple Choice

Same Houston tried to save money by __________ the size of the military.

• increasing

• decreasing

• expanding

Sam Houston and the Natives

Sam Houston wanted peace with the Native Americans. This peace would save money and avoid conflict. 

He turned the defense of the Republic over to the newly founded Texas Rangers.

Multiple Choice

Sam Houston wanted to make ______ with the Natives.

• war

• peace

Multiple Choice

Sam Houston created and founded the _____ _______

• Texas Cattle

• Texas Rangers

• Texas capitol

• Texas Natives

Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers were a police force formed by President Houston to protect settlers on their homesteads, ranches, and farms.  While they received very little  pay for  their service, the Texas Rangers were inspired to work because of their patriotism.

The Texas Rangers were a great contribution to Texas and they are still in existence today. 

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The Texas Rangers _______ settlers on their homesteads, ranches, and farms.

• fought

• protected

Relationship with Mexico

• President Houston began to work on the relationship between Texas and Mexico.

• He released Santa Anna with the hope that the relationship with Mexico would improve.

Multiple Choice

Sam Houston hoped that the relationship with Mexico would-

• improve

• decrease

• start war

• get worse

Relationship with Mexico

• When Santa Anna made it back to Mexico he lost his presidency to Anastasio Bustamante

• Bustamante disagreed with Santa Anna and Mexico refused to recognize Texas as an independent nation.

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Mexico did not -

• recognize Texas independence

• elect Bustamante

• want the border at Nueces River

• fight with Texas

Sam Houston’s Presidency

• Some Texans feared future attacks from Mexico and expressed a desire to join the United States.

• The U.S. was concerned with what annexing Texas would do with their relationship with Mexico since Mexico refused to acknowledge Texas’ independence.

• President Houston was a big supporter of Texas being annexed by the United States.

Multiple Choice

Sam Houston -

• supported annexation into the US

• did not support annexation into the US