Houston's Second Term

Who were the two candidates for the Republic of Texas in 1841?

• Lamar and Houston

• Houston and Burnet

• Lamar and Burnet

• Houston and Burleson

Who won the election of 1841?

• Houston

• Lamar

• Burnet

• Burleson

What challenges did Houston face in his second term?

• Poor economy and debt

• conflicts with the Native American and settlers

• lawlessness

• All of the answers

What was Houston's solution to control the ballooning national debt?

• Buy more land

• Cut Spending

• Borrow money

• nothing

Which was NOT something Houston cut spending on?

• Reduce the Indian population

• reduce government salaries

• cut government jobs and positions

• reduce the size of the Texas Army and Texas Rangers

Did Houston want to fix the conflict with the Native Americans?

• Yes

• No

What did Houston try to do to create peace with the Native Americans?

• Negotiate Peace Treaties

• Give them their land back

• Start War

• Ask for help from the US

Where was the location of the first peace treaty?

• Dallas

• Waco

• San Antonio

• El Paso

What was one issue that was not resolved at the Tehuacana Creek Treaty?

• Boundaries of Comanche Lands

• Reservations created for the Comanche

• Given new land away

• Nothing, everything was fixed

What is the Redlands?

• Lands that are all red.

• Land between Mexico and U.S. called "neutral ground"

• Land between U.S and Spain called "neutral ground"

• Lands that have Indians on it called reservations