Lamar’s Presidency

What problems did every president of Texas face?

• Problems with American Indians
• Large public debt
• Problems with Mexico
• All answers correct

As president of Texas, why did Sam Houston want to downsize the military and the government?

• He knew Texas was not going to be attacked by any enemies.
• Most of the people in the government did not like Sam Houston.
• He wanted to reduce the public debt.
• Because Lamar wanted to reduce the size of Texas.

Why is Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the “Father of Texas Education”?

• He persuaded Congress to set aside acreage for public schools in each county.
• Because he was a college professor.
• He forced all Texas residents to pay a school tax for each child in the family.
• His father was the president of Harvard.

What event caused the Texas capital to remain in Austin?

• The Santa Fe Expedition
• The Cordova Rebellion
• The Archives War
• The Battle of Walker's Creek

1. Which of the following statements represents the most significant difference between President Sam Houston and President Mirabeau B. Lamar policies:

• Their political affiliation, Sam Houston was a Democrat and Mirabeau Lamar was a Republican

• They both set aside land and funds for public education in Texas

• They argued over the question of land titles in East Texas

• Houston and Lamar disagreed on policies regarding American

  Indians in Texas

Which president's spending policies were most responsible for the Republic of Texas's rising debt?

• David G. Burnet

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

President Lamar Wanted

• Native Americans to have land in Texas they could call their own

• To make the Sabine River the boundary between Texas and Mexico

• To use the U.S dollars as the republic currency

• Texas to remain a republic and to expand it's territory to the Rio Grande

Which president of the Republic declared that "the white man and the red man cannot live in harmony" and demanded that the Cherokee Indians leave Texas

• David G. Burnett

• Sam Houston

• Mirabeau Lamar

• Anson Jones

Which of the following are true statements regarding Mirabeau B. Lamar’s policies as president of the Republic of Texas?

• He named Houston as the capital and was in favor of annexation to the United States

• He favored westward expansion and developed the educational system

• He served as the Republic of Texas’ first president

• He worked for peace with the many American Indian tribes

Why was Houston able to understand the problems of Native American tribes?

• he was a Native American himself

• he had lived among the Cherokees for several years

• his mother was a Native American

• he was married to a Native American