Section 1
The first President of Texas
Sam Houston
Houston's Secretary of State
Stephen F. Austin
2nd President of Texas
Mirabeau Lamar
Main Argument against annexing Texas to the Union
2nd Governor of Texas
George Wood
Did Mexico recognize Texas as an independent country?
No
Houston's Secretary of Defense
Felix Huston
Home and 50 acres of land are protected from seizure for debt
Homestead Law
Manifest Destiny
Belief that the US should stretch from coast to coast
The amount of land that Texas gave up in order to settle it's debts.
67 million acres
Annexation means what?
formal joining of one political region to another
Houston relied on ____________ for frontier/border protection.
Texas Rangers
Texan and Comanche Leaders meet in San Antonio to discuss releasing Hostages held by Comanches. Fight breaks out and Texans take Comanche leaders hostage.
Council House Fight
Significance of December 29, 1845
President Polk signed the Texas Admission Act. Officially making Texas the 28th state
Mexico claimed the ________ River was the border, while U.S. claimed the ________ was the border between the two countries.
Nueces and Rio Grande
What did Texas voters approve besides annexation?
This economic depression caused hardship in Texas and the US because of trade between the two countries.
The Panic of 1837
A budget in which spending does not exceed revenue
Balanced budget
New Texas State Government Term Limits (Governor, Senator, Representative)
Governor- 2 years, Rep- 2 years, Senators- 4 years
The conflicted quickly escalated leading to the ___________
Mexican-American War
What treaty ended the Texas Revolution?
Treaty of Velasco
Name of the Cherokee chief who helped Houston make peace with Cherokee tribes.
Chief Bowles
A feud in East Texas (Shelby County) that broke out over land certificates. President Houston has to send troops to end it.
Regulator-Moderator War
1st Governor of Texas
James Pinckney Henderson
On February 2, 1848 the ______________________ was signed and officially ended the war between the U.S. and Mexico.
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo