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Sam Houston - Two Term President

• ​Elected first president of Texas.

• ​Wanted to join the U.S.

• ​Wanted to reduce the debt Texas had.

• ​He wanted to work with the Native Americans.

Sam Houston 1st Term

​Sam Houston 2nd Term

​​Made a new peace treaty with Native Americans
Still supported Texas Annexation
Opposed establishing a Navy because it would drain Texas finances.

​Mirabeau B. Lamar Elected President

• ​Wants Texas to be its own nation.

• Tension with Native Americans and wants to kick them out of Texas.

  • Cordova Rebellion

  • Council House Fight

• Santa Fe expedition - Lamar sent troops to establish the western boundary of Texas.

  • Mexico captures them.

  • ​This was a failure.

• President of Texas during Texas Annexation

• Turned Texas to the US (annexation)

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​Anson Jones

Multiple Select

Two major focus' of Lamar's administration was . . .

• annexing Texas into the US

• opposing the Texas Navy and decreasing the Texas debt

• protecting Texas from Indian conflicts

• expanding Texas with the Santa Fe Expedition

Multiple Choice

The Cordova Rebellion and the Council House Fight are both examples of a rebellion that involved what . . . ?

• Catholic priests

• Tejano landowners

• American Indian tribes

• enslaved Texans

Multiple Choice

The primary goal of the Santa Fe Expedition was to . . . .

• escort the Cherokee tribe to Oklahoma

• rescue Texas Rangers trapped in New Mexico

• Establish a Western boundary for Texas

• free Anglo captives from Comanche leaders

Multiple Choice

A major focus of Houston's first Presidency of the Republic of Texas was . . . ?

• Writing a constitution for Texas

• Planning annexation by the United States

• Resettling Texans away from the border with Mexico

• paying debts from fighting the Texas Revolution

Match

Match the following

• President -Opposed Annexation

• President -Supported Annexation

• President when Texas was annexed

Mirabeau Lamar

Sam Houston

Anson Jones

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Anson Jones

​Texas Annexation = Mexican American War

• US was hesitant to annex Texas because it would cause tension with Mexico.

• Some supported Texas Annexation because it would help to achieve Manifest Destiny.

• Texas was in debt. U.S. believed in Manifest Destiny (President Polk)

• The Annexation of Texas is a cause of the Mexican American War because of border disputes.

• The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo = US gains the Mexican Cession, Rio Grande border set.

  • Effect achieve Manifest Destiny

Multiple Choice

Why did Texas want to be annexed by the United States?

• Texas wanted to be annexed by the US for economic stability and protection.

• Texas aimed to expand its territory into Mexico.
• Texas wanted to remain a separate nation forever.
• Texas sought independence from Mexico only.

Multiple Choice

Which river did the United States claim as the border of Texas?

• Rio Bravo
• Nueces River
• Colorado River
• Rio Grande

Hotspot

Which land was gained by the US known as Mexican Cession?