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Mirabeau Lamar
Father of Texas Education
Mr. Education
the Great Teacher
someone who made taxes increase
Moving the capital to Austin
opposed by Presidents Mirabeau Lamar and Anson Jones
to prevent Indian attacks
supported by Lamar
made most Texans happy
Lamar remembered for
more peaceful times on the frontiere
a lot of debt
good times for the economy
improvement in relationship of US and Mexico
What happened to the men caught in the Mier Expedition?
let go and escaped to San Antonio
defeated in battle and executed
10% of them were executed after drawing a black bean (every 11th man)
won a great victory over Santa Anna
Santa Fe Expedition:
failure and led to MORE tension with Mexico
won the state of Louisiana
gained Texas a lot of territory to annex
solved by a peace treaty with Mexico
Texas became a state in the US
1821
1836
1845
1861
Why did Lamar send the Santa Fe Expedition?
stop Sam Houston from expanding Texas westward
prove to Mexico that he would follow a treaty
saw New Mexico as the start of Texas westward expansion
saw New Mexico as the start of USA westward expansion
The Era of the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas?
exploration of Texas by Europeans, Spanish confict with Native Americans
Development of Texas as a Spanish colony, and then for independent Mexico
Texas annexed by the US, and became a state
Texas won independence from Mexico, and Presidents Houston and Lamar of Texas
Put these in order: Santa Fe Expedition, Mier Expedition, Battle of Salado Creek, Cordova Rebellion
Cordova Rebellion, Battle of Salado Creek, Mier Expedition, Santa Fe Expedition
Battle of Salado Creek, Mier Expedition, Cordova Rebellion, Santa Fe Expedition
Mier Expedition, Battle of Salado Creek
Cordova Rebellion, Santa Fe Expedition
Cordova Rebellion, Santa Fe Expedition, Battle of Salado Creek, Mier Expedition,
What was the issue with moving the capital to Austin?
too close to the border with Mexico and Native Americans
too close to the ocean, so hurricanes will destroy the factories
too far away from the North Pole, so Santa can't bring their children toys on Christmas
too far from Houston, making it hard to bring the documents they need
Main difference between Lamar and Houston
recognize Texas as a nation of Mexico
need to increase public debt
Native American relations
Mexico wanted to annex Texas again
What happened when Houston tried to raise money by making the military smaller?
decrease in raids by Comanche
riots in Galveston over his plan to sell ships in the Navy
increased fights between residents of Houston and Austin over the capital
Native American attacks on the cities
Mary Maverick witnessed
Sam Houston won at San Jacinto
the Council House Fight
Santa Anna having a funeral for his leg
Comanches fighting on the frontier
Jack Coffee Hays
Texas Navy
Texas Militia
Texas Rangers
Santa Fe Expedition
Which of these increased tensions with Mexico?
A rising national debt created by Lamar
Lamar signed a document to annex Texas for the US
Lamar set aside money for Texas schools
Lamar sent the Texas Navy to help the Yucatan rebels
What caused the Cordova Rebellion?
The revolutionaries had too much land
Cordova was against (opposed)Texas independence
Cordova wanted Texas to be annexed to the US
The Cherokee had taken too much land
Houston's policy of giving away land to Texans made it hard for land speculators:
land was so cheap and easy to get that no one had to buy it
the Constitution outlawed speculation
the taxes on the speculators
Indian attacks
Similarity about Mexico, Texas, and US governments:
cultural and religion the same
architecture and republic form of democracy
tribal governments
Constitutional democracy
Anson Jones
supported Lamar's annexation policy
supported Houston's annexation policy
wanted to increase the military
made groovy Tik Toks
Texas had no money--but it did have a lot of this:
land
farm produce
factories
revenue
Helped negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee during the Texas Revolution
Sam Houston
David Burnet
William Goyens
Edwin Moore
Edwin Moore
Commander of the Texas Navy
Head of the Texas Rangers
Chief of the Cherokee Tribe
Senator for Texas
Sam Houston could not run for President of Texas at the end of his 1st term because...
Simon didn't say
he had promised not to run again
the Constitution did not allow consecutive terms
his party would not nominate him
Jose Antonio Navarro
commander of the Texas Navy
only Hispanic delegate at the Convention of 1845
published memoirs of his life in the early Republic
was an expert horseman and marksman
Texas Rangers
surveyed the coastline of Texas
conflict occurred between Texas and Spain
protected Texans against Mexican troops and Native American warriors
baseball team in Dallas
Anson Jones
a famous Texas Ranger
a governor of two states and the 1st President of Texas
a surgeon, lawmaker, and the last President of Texas
Father of Texas Education
When Sam Houston tried to lower the debt by reducing the military, what happened?
less frontier raids by the Comanche
more feuds between Regulators and Moderators
fighting between Houston and Columbia over the location of the capital
riots in Galveston over the plan to sell the Navy
Some of Lamar's results
a peaceful frontier
economic boom times
soaring national debt
better relations with Mexico and the US
What made it difficult for Sam Houston to have peaceful relations with Mexico during his 2nd term?
They started the Archive War in Austin
Well, they did invade San Antonio twice
The Mexican Army invaded the town of Mier in Texas
The Mexican Army stuck its nose into feuds in East Texas
Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas??
Revolution: Texas won independence
Republic: Presidents Houston and Lamar
Revolution: Presidents Houston and Lamar Republic: Texas won independence
Exploration of Texas by Europeans
Texas statehood
_________ is to the Texas Rangers as _________ is to the Santa Fe Expedition.
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
John Wayne
Cabeza de Vaca
Jack Coffee Hays
Jose Antonio Navarro
Jose Antonio Navarro
Jack Coffee Hays
"Tell them my words shall not perish. Let them remain at peace!" WHO is Sam Houston talking to?
Stephen F. Austin
Native Americans
Tejanos living in Texas
Santa Anna
WHY was it hard for SPECULATORS to make money under Sam Houston's Presidency?
speculation was illegal
taxes their income too much
land was so easy to acquire, no one paid much for it
land was very difficult to get, and no one could buy it
WHO WAS COMMANDER in CHIEF of the ARMY during the Texas Revolution
First President of the Republic of Texas
Wanted PEACE with Native Americans
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
Anson Jones
Sam Houston
WHO WAS :: A SURGEON
A Lawmaker for MEDICAL practice
the LAST President of the Republic of Texas
Anson Jones
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Mirabeau Lamar
good relations with Native Americans
balanced budget
in favor of annexation
Anson Jones
Stephen F. Austin
Mirabeau Lamar
Sam Houston
