Unit 4 - Republic of Texas

Years of the Republic of Texas

• 1836 - 1845

• 1821-1836

• 1798-1821

Which president is known as the "Father of Texas Education"

• David Burnet

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F Austin

4. What did Lamar do to earn the title "Father of Education"

• Defeated the Cherokee in battle

• Gave books to each child in the Republic

• Created a scholarship for Native Americans who agreed to peace

• Reserved land in all Texas counties for schools

What started the attack at the Council House Fight

• Comanches would not return the captives

• Democratic and Republican parties could not agree to Annex

• Mexico invaded Texas and attacked the court house in Capital Square

• Sam Houston declared that Lamar's actions were that of treason

What happened to those who drew a black bean

• Were set free

• Worked in the fields

• Were allowed to join the Mexican army

• Were executed

How did Sam Houston reduce the debt?

• Convinced the U.S. to pay off it's debt

• Allowed immigrants to become citizens of Texas for a fee

• Cut military numbers, government spending, and placed tariffs on imported goods, livestock, and property

• Defeated the Mexican Army at San Jacinto

What did Texas have that was valuable to the U.S.

• Land

• Navy

• Native American Peace Treaty

• Mexican Peace Treaty

What was Houston's greatest accomplishment during his

presidency

• Annexation

• Defeating Mexico

• Relations with Native Americans

• Naming the Capital

What was Lamar's greatest accomplishment during his

presidency?

• Santa Fe Expedtion

• Creating public education system by reserving

  land for schools

• Relations with Native Americans

• Solving Texas's debt problem

Why would Sam Houston move the Archives out of Austin?

• Houston was no longer the capital

• Native Americans were raidning settlements

• To allow access for all Texas settlers

• Mexico attacked San Antonio, town very close to Austin