Final Exam Review Part 7 Flashcards
According to the quotation above, how did James Bowie feel about defending San Antonio?
He was willing to die trying to defend it.
The value of money dropped in Texas after more paper money was printed
more paper money was printed.
Sam Houston believed that the best Indian policy was
to make peace with each American Indian group.
One of the great differences between Houston and Lamar was
in their policies toward American Indians
President Houston sharply reduced the size of the army in 1836 because
unrest in the army threatened the new government.
The Regulator-Moderator War involved
settlers in East Texas.
The war between Texas and Mexico ended with the
Treaties of Velasco.
After the peace treaties between Texas and Mexico was signed, Mexico
immediately recognized the independence of Texas.
The president of Texas during the revolution was
David G burnet
Houston’s opponents in the first presidential election were
Stephen F Austin and Henry Smith
Besides electing Houston president, Texans voted in the election of 1836 to
approve the new constitution and seek annexation by the US.
One major goal of Houston’s first administration was to
seek peace with the Indians.
During Houston’s first administration, what did Congress declare the Texas capital
would be
Houston
In order to preserve the new nation, what did Houston find it necessary to
Put most of the army on leave and never call it back.
The value of Texas money fell after the government
began to print more paper money.
Houston’s land policy make it difficult for speculators to make a profit because
land was easy to get.
Texas officials hope the land policies would
Increase immigration and settlement.
Houston’s efforts to keep peace with the Indians by setting aside lands for them
angered Texas who wanted access to that land.
Most Texans believed that Houston’s strategy of peace with Texas Indians was
absolutely wrong
Sam Houston could not run for re-election at the end of his first term because
the constitution did not allow consecutive terms.
When Mirabeau Lamar was elected the second president of the republic, most Texas
agreed with his Indian policies.
Because of his efforts to instill and education system Mirabeau Lamar is remembered as
the Father of Texas Education.
The first state chartered college in Texas, which was opened in 1840, was
Rutersville College
The idea of moving the state capital from Houston to Austin
was welcomed by Lamar.
