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The Republic of Texas 1836-1846
After San Jacinto
1. What did Santa Anna agree to in the first Treaty of Velasco?
Mexico had lost the war; Texas was free; Mexican soldiers were ordered to leave Texas
2. What did Santa Anna promise in the (secret) second Treaty of Velasco?
He would be freed and would encourage the Mexican government to recognize Texas
The Election of September 1836
1. On what 3 issues did the people vote in the election of September 1836?
Elect leaders; approve or reject the Constitution of 1836; annexation of Texas
2. On what main issue did Lamar and his supporters disagree with Sam Houston?
Citizenship for Native Americans
A Capital City
1. Why did the first Congress of the Republic meet in the town of Columbia?
It had the largest building in the area that hadn’t been burned down during the Revolution
2. What was the title Sam Houston bestowed on Stephen F. Austin in his eulogy?
Father of Texas
3. Give two reasons the U.S. Congress voted against annexing Texas in 1836.
Fear of war with Mexico; some states did not want to add more slave territory to the U.S.
Houston’s First Term
1. Why did England at first refuse to recognize the Republic of Texas as a nation?
England thought the U.S. would quickly annex Texas
2. Why were land speculators and some settlers unhappy with Houston’s policies?
He would not let settlers move on to Native American lands
President Mirabeau Lamar
1. What was the first change Lamar ordered when he became President?
He ordered the Texas Rangers to drive the Cherokee out of East Texas
2. What was a “Red Back” and what was it worth by 1841?
Texas money with a red star on the back; it was worth 12.5 cents
3. What is Lamar known as the “Father” of in Texas and why?
Father of Education; he set aside lands for public schools
Houston’s Second Term
1. Why did the people of Texas re-elect Houston to office?
Texans were tired of war with Mexico and Native Americans; also wanted to reduce the debt
2. How was it decided which men in the Mier Expedition would be executed and which
would go to prison?
The prisoners drew beans from a clay pot; a black bean meant execution, a white bean meant
prison
3. How did Houston influence the annexation of Texas to the U.S. in his second term?
He acted as if he didn’t care whether or not Texas was annexed by the U.S.
President Anson Jones
1. What was Manifest Destiny?
An inherent belief that the U.S. was destined to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
2. On February 19, 1846, Texas officially became the ___28th____ state of the United
States.