Republic of Texas: Presidential Differences
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Bryan Tiggelaar
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Republic of Texas: Presidential Differences
by Bryan Tiggelaar
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Multiple Choice
Houston's Native American/Mexico Policy
Go to war with Mexico
Force the Indians out of Texas
Make peace with Mexico and the Native Americans
Make the Native Americans citizens of Texas
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Multiple Select
Lamar's Native American/Mexico Policy
Go to war with Mexico
Force the Indians out of Texas
Make peace with Mexico and the Native Americans
Make the Native Americans citizens of Texas
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Presidential Policy: Native Americans and Mexicans
Make peace with Native Americans and Mexico
Go to war with Mexico and drive the Native Americans out of Texas
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Multiple Choice
Houston's Education Policy
Set aside thousands of acres to support public education
Became known as the "Father of Texas Education"
Passed a law requiring education for young children
Had no official education policy
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Multiple Select
Lamar's Education Policy
Set aside thousands of acres to support public education
Became known as the "Father of Texas Education"
Passed a law requiring education for young children
Had no official education policy
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Presidential Policy: Education
No official education policy
Sets aside thousands of acres of land to support public education
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Multiple Choice
Houston's Capitol City
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
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Multiple Choice
Lamar's Capitol City
Austin
Houston
San Antonio
Dallas
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Presidential Policy: The Capitol City
Houston
"A Capitol to be Proud of" that never happened
Austin
A symbol of western expansion
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Multiple Select
Houston's Financial/Economic Policy
Raised taxes on land and livestock
Reduced the size of the army and cut government spending
Increased the size of the army and navy
Printed money called Redbacks to cover Texas debts
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Multiple Select
Lamar's Financial/Economic Policy
Raised taxes on land and livestock
Reduced the size of the army and cut government spending
Increased the size of the army and navy
Printed money called Redbacks to cover Texas debts
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Presidential Policy: Finances/Economics
Save, save, save! Reduced government spending, reduced the size of the military, and raised taxes to make money
Spend, spend, spend! Increased the size of the army and navy, raised Texas debt to $8 million; printed paper money (redbacks) that was practically worthless
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Multiple Choice
Houston's Annexation Policy
Believed that annexation by the United States was the answer to Texas' problems
Wanted to make Mexico a territory of Texas
Didn't want to annex with the United States; wanted Texas to remain independent
Wanted to make the United States part of Texas
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Multiple Choice
Lamar's Annexation Policy
Believed that annexation by the United States was the answer to Texas' problems
Wanted to make Mexico a territory of Texas
Didn't want to annex with the United States; wanted Texas to remain independent
Wanted to make the United States part of Texas
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Presidential Policy: Annexation with the US
Wanted to join the US and viewed annexation as the solution to all Texas' problems
Did NOT want to join the US; wanted Texas to remain independent and become a powerful nation
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The Bottom Three Questions
Fill in the Bold and Underlined Text
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The Texas Rangers
Sam Houston started the Texas Rangers as a way of protecting Texas farmers from Indian attacks without spending a lot of money.
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"The Father of Texas Education"
Lamar believed that Texans should be educated so they could make informed decisions during elections. As a result of this belief, Lamar set aside thousands of acres of public land in Texas to pay for and support Texas Education. This support earned him the nickname "The Father of Texas Education".
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No Annexation in 1837
There are two reasons why the US didn't annex Texas in 1837. Reason #1: President Andrew Jackson knew that annexing Texas would mean going to war with Mexico, and he didn't want to do that. So Jackson said no to Texas Annexation.
Andrew Jackson
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No Annexation in 1837
Reason #2: most people in Texas owned slaves. If Texas joined the US, it would join as a slave state. American antislavery groups, led by Henry Clay, didn't want a new slave state in the US. So Clay said no to Texas Annexation.
Henry Clay
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Multiple Choice
Why did Houston create the Texas Rangers?
To protect Texas without spending more money on an army
To serve as his own personal bodyguards
To lead a secret invasion of Mexico
To wipe out the Kiowa and Comanche Indians
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Multiple Choice
Why is Lamar known as "the Father of Texas Education"?
He was the first President of Texas to graduate from college
He named his son "Texas Education"
He set aside thousands of acres of land to support Texas education
Lamar had worked as a college professor before becoming President
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Multiple Select
Why didn't the U.S. annex Texas in 1837?
The US didn't think Texas wanted to be annexed
The US wasn't allowed to annex any more states
The US was worried that annexing Texas would lead to war with Mexico
Many Americans didn't want to add another slave state to the country
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Poll
Who do you think was the better President of Texas?
Sam Houston
Mirabeau Lamar
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