The Lone Star Republic

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The Lone Star Republic

• Houston Regains Presidency
• p. 281 - 284

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Cause-Effect StatementsUse your notes to
properly match the cause-effect statements

• Because Texas was a slave-holding state
• Because of Texas debt
• Because of threat of Mexican invasion
• Because he believed Texas would one day be a
  large and strong country
• Because of the Native American threat in Texas
• abolitionists did not want Texas annexed.
• Houston called the Texas Rangers to patrol
  central Texas.
• Lamar did not want Texas annexation.
• Texas requested protection from the U.S.
• Texas sold land to the U.S. when annexed.

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A Policy of Economy

• Sam Houston defeated David G. Burnet for the
  presidency.
• Houston disliked Lamars policies and wanted to
  undo the damage. The major issues during
  Houstons second term were
• The budget
• Threat of invasion from Mexico
• Annexation by the United States
• In attempt to save money, Houston eliminated
  dozens of government positions and cut the size
  of the navy. He tried to sell the navy ships, but
  angry citizens prevented the sale.
• Houston also tried to renew peaceful with Native
  Americans.

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The Texas Question

• During Houstons first term, the United States
  was not ready to annex Texas because it would
  unbalance the ratio of slave and free states.
• The United States also felt annexation would mean
  war with Mexico.
• The push for annexation stopped when Mirabeau B.
  Lamar became president because he did not favor
  becoming part of the U.S.
• In 1844 a treaty was signed making Texas a
  territory of the United States. Texas would give
  its public land to the U.S. and the U.S. would
  pay all debts of the Republic of Texas.

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Polk Wins Election

• Annexation became an issue during the United
  States presidential election of 1844.
• Democratic presidential candidate, James K. Polk,
  supported Texas annexation.
• Polks victory in a very close election showed
  that most of the voters favored annexation.
• Annexation gained momentum from growing support
  for expansion.

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Manifest Destiny

• Most Americans believed the United States was
  destined to expand coast to coast. This belief
  was called manifest destiny.
• Manifest - apparent clearly revealed to the mind
  or the senses or judgment.
• Destiny - an event (or a course of events) that
  will inevitably happen in the future.
• On December 29, 1845, President Polk signed the
  resolution that made Texas a state.

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Mexico Offers Recognition

• Great Britain and France both preferred that
  Texas remain an independent nation rather than
  become a part of the United States. Both tried to
  convince Mexico that it should recognize Texas
  independence.
• In May 1845, Mexico agreed to acknowledge an
  independent Texas on one condition Texas must
  reject annexation by the United States.
• Texas was not interested. The Texas Congress
  quickly rejected the Mexican proposal and voted
  to accept annexation by the United States.

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The Republic of Texas is No More

• On February 19, 1846, Anson Jones, the last
  president of the republic, turned over the
  government to J. Pinkney Henderson, the first
  governor of the state.
• President Jones closed his farewell address by
  declaring that the final act in this great drama
  is now performed the Republic of Texas is no
  more.
• The Lone Star flag was lowered, and the Stars and
  Stripes were raised.
• Texas officially became the 28th state in the
  United States of America.

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People to know

• Edwin Moore Texas Navy commander in the 1840s
• Jack Coffee Hays Most famous Texas Ranger
  from the 1840s
• Chief Bowles - Cherokee chief who attempted to
  save their land, but died fighting the Texas
  army. He was a good friend of Sam Houston
• William Goyens - Free African American who was a
  successful businessman. Served as an interpreter
  of the Native American languages during the Texas
  Revolution.
• Mary Maverick - Famous frontier woman who lived
  in San Antonio
• Jose Antonio Navarro - Native Texan who signed
  the Texas declaration. He was a Texas congressman
  during the Republic then became a Texas Senator
  after annexation.

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Events to know

• Cordova Rebellion - A group of about 100
  Hispanics and 300 Cherokees who rebelled against
  the Republic of Texas over Anglos taking their
  land.
• Council House Fight - A meeting between Texas
  authorities and Comanches that turned into a
  battle when the Comanche negotiators were taken
  hostage. Comanches refused to make treaties with
  Texas again.
• Santa Fe Expedition - Lamars attempt to gain
  control of a major trading center, but failed
  when the Texas soldiers surrendered in New
  Mexico. Most of the Texas men were imprisoned or
  died in Mexican prison.