Week 22

Question 1

Group called upon by Sam Houston to help with Indian raids of Central Texas settlements.

Answer 1

Texas Rangers

Question 2

(Houston) event in which 176 texans were captured in Mexico and were matched to Mexico City where Santa Anna ordered the execution of 17 texans after the drawing of the beans.

Answer 2

Mier Expedition

Question 3

(Lamar) Comanche leaders agreed to meet in San Antonio to exchange prisoners.(only brought 1) Texans were angry and refused to let the Indians leave. Led to the death of 7 texans and many Comanche leaders who were unarmed and outnumbered.

Answer 3

Council House Fight

Question 4

(Lamar) sent troops to claim the western boundary of Texas-all the land east of the rio grande included Santa Fe and part of a present day New Mexico. Mexicans did not agree and neither did the citizens of Santa Fe. By the time the texans got there they were in short supply and exhausted. Texans were captured and matched to Mexico City and thrown into prison. The expedition was a failure and cost a great sum of money. Mexicans began raiding Texas again.

Answer 4

Santa Fe expedition

Question 5

Cherokee leader that refused to lead the Cherokees out of Texas. Lamar then ordered the militia to drive them out by force. Bowles was killed and the Cherokees were forced to present-day Oklahoma.

Answer 5

Chief Bowles